Objective: To report a new therapeutic tactic for the old dislocation of intact mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa, which is extremely rare while the reported treatment methods are varied. Methods: The subject was a 29-year-old female who was diagnosed with old dislocation of intact left mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa and left zygomatic arch fracture. Gap arthrop...

Performing a reoperative root replacement in cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) can often be challenging due to significant inflammation and scarring. During these cases, surgeons may decide to utilize an interpositional graft when mobilization of the coronary ostia becomes too hazardous. The authors describe their experience performing a reoperative root replacement on a patient with...

A goal of total knee arthroplasty is to obtain symmetric and balanced flexion and extension gaps. Controversy exists regarding the best surgical technique to utilize to obtain gap balance. Some favor the use of a measured resection technique in which bone landmarks, such as the transepicondylar, the anterior-posterior, or the posterior condylar axes are used to determine proper femoral componen...

BACKGROUND Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis can be accompanied by various degrees of functional and esthetic problems. Adequate mouth opening, occlusal stability, and harmonious facial form are the main goals of treatment for ankylosis. Distraction osteogenesis has proven to be an excellent treatment for lengthening the ramus-condyle unit. However, various timings for distraction have be...

The treatment gap between conservative management and total knee arthroplasty may leave patients with moderate cases of knee osteoarthritis (OA) without an ideal treatment option. The KineSpring(®) Knee Implant System may be a viable treatment option to fill the treatment gap for patients with knee OA who are not willing or inappropriate candidates for total knee arthroplasty, yet do not demons...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present paper was to carry out a longitudinal study of a series of cases in which injury of the facial nerve was observed following surgery for the treatment of temporomandibular ankylosis. STUDY DESIGN The sample was composed of 13 patients, both male and female, in whom 18 surgical approaches were made. A postoperative assessment of the motor function of the fac...

BACKGROUND This meta-analysis was designed to compare the accuracy of soft tissue balancing and femoral component rotation as well as change in joint line positions, between the measured resection and gap balancing techniques in primary total knee arthroplasty. METHODS Studies were included in the meta-analysis if they compared soft tissue balancing and/or radiologic outcomes in patients who ...