PURPOSE To evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients treated with limited-open retrograde intramedullary headless compression screw (IMHS) fixation for metacarpal neck and shaft fractures. METHODS Retrospective review of prospectively collected data on a consecutive series of 39 patients (34 men; 5 women), mean age 28 years (range, 16-66 y) treated with IMHS fixation for acute d...

BACKGROUND Treating ACL injuries in prepubescent patients requires balancing the risk of chondral and meniscal injuries associated with delaying treatment against the risk of growth disturbance from early surgical reconstruction. Multiple physeal respecting techniques have been described to address this vulnerable population; however, none restore the native ACL attachments while keeping the gr...

Objective:  To describe the gonial angle characteristics in class III skeletal malocclusion Javanese ethnic .  Material and Methods:  Pretreatment lateral cephalometric radiographs of 43 patients were measured: upper (Go1) lower (Go2), anterior (AFH) posterior face height ratio (PFH), maxilla-mandibular length difference, mandibular plane (FMA), Y axis, ramus position, ANB angle, cranial base/r...

BACKGROUND Restoring the vertical dimension is a critical procedure in prosthetic dentistry. Anterior facial height has a significant impact on the length of the ramus. Patients with deep bite will exhibit a shorter lower facial height; hence, restoring the vertical dimension esthetically without altering the facial form is highly challenging. AIM To evaluate the relationship of gonial angle,...

Pain originating from the lumbar facet joints is estimated to represent about 15% of all low back pain complaints. The diagnostic block is considered to be a valuable tool for confirming facetogenic pain. It was demonstrated that a block of the ramus medialis of the ramus dorsalis is preferred over an intra-articular injection. The outcome of the consequent radiofrequency treatment is not diffe...

UNLABELLED Growth factors and growth stimulating genes are main signaling molecules for growth and development in ante- and postnatal period involved in cellular proliferation, differentiation and morphogenesis of tissues and organs during embryogenesis, postnatal growth and adulthood. The aim of this study was to evaluate TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta), BMP2/4 (bone morphogenetic p...

Introduction: Raising the knowledge of skeletal and soft tissue changes with aging has been highly essential due to an increasing demand for aesthetic facial surgery following aging. The aim of this study is to evaluate the three dimensional computed tomographic images and process of changes in mandible with aging. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, the facial CT scans were obta...

BACKGROUND When alveolar atrophy impairs dental implant placement, ridge augmentation using mandibular ramus graft may be considered. In live patients, however, an accurate calculation of the amount of bone that can be safely harvested from the ramus has not been reported. The use of a software program to perform these calculations can aid in preventing surgical complications. PURPOSE The aim...

We present a case report of an 86-year-old lady with pubic ramus and sacral insufficiency fractures who developed extra-vesical bladder rupture following displacement of the pubic ramus fracture, a very unusual complication.

parotid stafne bone defect is a very rare and infrequent variant, which is located on the buccal or lingual surface of the mandibular ascending ramus. in this paper, a case of parotid stafne defect, which was incidentally discovered during dental radiographic examination, is reported. this bone defect was observed as a lucent oval-shaped defect on the lingual aspect of the right mandibular ramu...