Autogenous Dermis-fat Graft in Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Surgery.

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is fusion or a bony union of the head of the condyle and the glenoid fossa by bony or fibrotic tissues. Due to the immobility of the TMJ, all mandibular movements get affected. Treatment goals are to allow nearly normal TMJ movements, restore symmetry of the face and occlusion, and promote growth and correction of deformity in children.

Management of the Bilateral Chronic Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation.

Temporomandibular jaw dislocation is an uncontrolled anterior movement of the condyle beyond the articular eminence. It can occur mostly in young adults, and the symptoms are mouth opening disturbance, preauricular skin depression, tense masticatory muscles, and pain. The main purpose of the eminectomy procedure is removal of a part of the articular eminence to maintain free movement of the condyle.

Reconstruction of atrophic maxilla by anterior iliac crest bone grafting via neuroaxial blockade technique: a case report.

Anterior iliac crest bone grafting is a well-established modality in the treatment of alveolar bone deficiencies. However, this procedure may also have considerable postoperative morbidity which is mostly related to general anesthesia. Postoperative pain-related complications can be managed by neuroaxial blockade techniques which provide adequate surgical analgesia and reduce postoperative pain.

Does Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia Decrease the Morbidity of Iliac Block Bone Grafting for Deficient Alveolar Ridges Compared With General Anesthesia?

Purpose: To evaluate the morbidity of iliac block bone grafting performed under general anesthesia (GA) or combined spinal epidural anesthesia (CSEA).

Materials And Methods: We implemented a retrospective study including patients who underwent anterior iliac block bone grafting for deficient maxillary alveolar ridges. The anesthetic technique (GA or CSEA) was the primary predictor variable.

Frank-ter Haar syndrome--additional findings?

Frank-ter Haar syndrome is a genetic disease that is transmitted by autosomal recessive pattern with characteristic features such as megalocornea or glaucoma, a prominent coccyx, heart defects, developmental delays, brachycephaly, a wide anterior fontanel, finger flexion deformities, full cheeks and micrognathia. Dentomaxillofacial features of this syndrome are not well documented in the literature. We present of a 21-year-old male with Frank-ter Haar syndrome and some features that may be linked with this syndrome not reported before in the literature.

Intra-articular injection of dexketoprofen in rat knee joint: histopathologic assessment of cartilage & synovium.

Background & Objectives: Effective pain control following outpatient surgical procedures is an important aspect of patient discharge. This study was carried out with an aim to investigate the histopathological effects of intra-articular dexketoprofen trometamol injection in knee joint on synovium and cartilage in an experimental rat model.

Methods: In each of 40 rats, the right knee was designated as the study group and the left knee as the control group (NS group).

Preoperatıve ultrasound-guıded suprascapular nerve block for postthoracotomy shoulder paın.

Background: Acute postthoracotomy pain is a well-known potential problem, with pulmonary complications, ineffective respiratory rehabilitation, and delayed mobilization in the initial postoperative period, and it is followed by chronic pain. The type of thoracotomy, intercostal nerve damage, muscle retraction, costal fractures, pleural irritation, and incision scar are the most responsible mechanisms.

Objective: Our aim was to assess whether preoperative ultrasound suprascapular nerve block with thoracic epidural analgesia was effective for postthoracotomy shoulder pain relief.

Effect of body mass index on early morbidity and mortality after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Objectives: Obesity is a risk factor for morbidity after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. This study aimed to analyze the sole effect of body mass index (BMI) on early morbidity and mortality in patients after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

Design: This study was retrospective and used an electronic database of anesthesia information management.