Objective: To evaluate the effects of physical therapy on pain, disease activity, functional and emotional status quality life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). 
 Material Method: The study included 31 diagnosed AS. group received 15 sessions (hotpack, ultrasound, TENS hydrotherapy) exercise control only a home program. All were evaluated Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for Bath Anky...

Perilymphatic fistula (PLF) is an abnormal condition in which a communication is present between the perilymphatic space of the inner ear and the middle ear or mastoid, secondary to a dehiscence in the otic capsule, oval or round window. LF may induce hearing loss, tinnitus, aural fullness, vertigo, disequilibrium, or a combination of these symptoms; the vagueness of symptoms caused by PLF and ...

M oday, O cber 9, 2017 These models are rendered and imported into BlenderTM (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). They are then inverted along the vertical axis to create a working template of the contralateral ear. The depths of the scapha, triangular fossa and cymba are deepened to accentuate contours. Additional relief is added to the helical root for further definition. The final template is digit...

The forehead is the part of the face extending from the line of the hair border to the temples and the eyebrows [1]. It occupies one third of the upper part of the face and plays an important role in facial expressions. The outcome of forehead reconstruction surgery is a significant contributing factor to facial expressions and the quality of life in patients with excavation of the forehead due...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Auricular masses are growths on the outer ear that have not been well characterized clinically. We assessed the clinical nature and treatment of auricular benign masses in patients at our institution. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We retrospectively identified 63 patients with auricular benign masses who underwent excision and biopsy from May 1970 to April 2011. We determined...

An eight-year-old boy was admitted with a three-week history of painless masses on the left upper eyelid, in front of the left ear and on the left side of his jaw. On examination, there was a 3x2 cm tumor on the left upper eyelid, and lymphadenopathies in front of the tragus and in the left submandibular area were observed in the absence of hepatosplenomegaly. Complete blood count, peripheral s...