BACKGROUND Fibrous dysplasia, ossifying fibroma, and desmoplastic fibroma are rare benign calvarial lesions, which can have local aggressive behavior. These tumors can present with similar clinical and radiologic characteristics making diagnosis difficult at times. CASE DESCRIPTION A 16-year-old male presents after noting an indentation of his skull. Comparison with current and previous imagi...

Osteoarthritis is a frequent cause of physical impairment in the elderly. The disease has a slow, progressive course that ends with joint failure and subsequent disability. The hands and the large weight-bearing joints are most commonly affected. The cause of osteoarthritis is unknown. The strongest risk factor is age, but age alone does not cause the disease. Clinically, osteoarthritis is mani...

Lateral patellar dislocations can damage the medial patella femoral ligament. Nonoperative care is preferred but some tears may require a surgical intervention. Patella fractures are considered a risk factor after surgery. The technique described in this Technical Note avoids any bone tunnel drilling, which may eliminate the possibility of a patella fracture. The surgical procedure uses periost...

OBJECTIVES Osseous dysplasias are the most common subtype of fibro-osseous lesions of the maxillofacial bones. They are benign and often present as incidental asymptomatic lesions. Diagnosis can be made with clinical and radiographic examination. CASE REPORT This article reports the case of a 47-year-old man with a huge cementifying osseous dysplasia of the maxilla that presented with seconda...

Tricho-Dento-Osseous syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. Immunosuppressive drugs, though critical to the treatment, have undesirable effects on patient's healing process. This is a case report of a 10-year-old female, suffering from Tricho-Dento-Osseous syndrome who was under treatment with penicillamine. As the dental treatment was sought too late, both central and lateral incisors...

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an osseous growth dis-order, producing immature bone and characte-rized by the replacement of normal bone with fibro-osseous connective tissue. It is a bone dys-plasia that has the potential to cause significant cosmetic and functional disturbances, particularly in the craniofacial skeleton. Cra-niofacial fibrous dysplasia is one of the three types of polyostotic fibro...

There is little evidence to guide the choice of chemotherapeutic agents for osseous metastases in medulloblastoma. Recently, triple therapy with temozolomide, irinotecan, and bevacizumab has been reported to have efficacy in recurrent medulloblastoma, and this regimen alone and in combination with other agents has been tested in several early-phase clinical trials. Here we report a 20-year-old ...