Operative treatment of isthmic spondylolisthesis in children: a long-term, retrospective comparative study with matched cohorts.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the long-term clinical, functional and radiographic outcomes of young patients operated on before or at the onset of puberty (Children) and those operated on after that (Adolescents). The study group consisted of 298 patients operated on under the age of 20 years; 55 of them were operated on before or at the onset of growth spurt (29 females<12.5 years, 26 males<14.

Assessment of submucosal radiofrequency tonsil reduction by magnetic resonance imaging.

Objectives: The primary objective was to assess the efficacy of submucosal radiofrequency tonsil reduction (SRFTR) in adults by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The secondary objective was to evaluate the morbidity of SRFTR.

Methods: A prospective, longitudinal clinical study with a follow-up time of 12 months was conducted of 10 consecutive patients with the median age of 24.

Surgical treatment of chronic otitis media with temporomandibular joint involvement.

We report a case of chronic otitis media with spread of the infection into the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), causing displacement of the joint and malocclusion. Chemotherapy of the malignant disease caused activation of the chronic ear infection with a temporomandibular joint involvement. The patient was operated twice to eradicate the infection from the mastoid, middle ear and temporomandibular joint.

Clinical, radiographic and MRI findings of the temporomandibular joint in patients with different rheumatic diseases.

The aim of this study was to investigate the condition of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in patients with different rheumatic diseases, and report correlations between the clinical, radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. The 67 patients were divided into four groups: 16 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 15 with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), 18 with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 18 with spondyloarthropathy (SPA). They were clinically examined, and panoramic tomography, lateral panoramic radiography and MRI of the TMJ were performed.

Long-term outcome after posterolateral, anterior, and circumferential fusion for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis in children and adolescents: magnetic resonance imaging findings after average of 17-year follow-up.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study to evaluate the long-term result of posterolateral (PLF), anterior (AF), and circumferential fusion (CF) for isthmic spondylolisthesis.

Objectives: To assess the long-term effects of PLF, AF, or CF for high-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis on lumbar spine in children and adolescents by using MRI.

Summary Of Background Data: Short- and mid-term clinical and plain radiographic results of isthmic spondylolisthesis and of PLF, AF, and CF in severe slip are well documented.