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The review of 192 cases of mandibulars fractures in childhood (between 10 days to 15 days old) demonstrates two important points: --the frequency of condylar fractures (110) but a low rate of temporo-mandibular ankylosis (2 cases); --a way to perform osteosynthesis with iron wire (5/10 degrees) through holes drilled with a hand perforator, that prevents follicular damages.
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PMID:[A report on mandibular fractures in children (author's transl)]. 693 97

Genetic hemochromatosis is a disorder of iron metabolism that results in deposition of massive amounts of iron in the tissues. Arthropathy is one of numerous clinical manifestations associated with this disease. Characteristic radiographic features have been reported in the hand and wrist, and the hip; however, there is no mention in the literature of joint manifestations in the foot and ankle. In this report, the authors present three patients with hemochromatosis arthropathy of the foot and ankle. Two patients presented primarily with foot pain and were treated initially with orthoses. One of these patients went on to have to midfoot arthrodesis performed. The third patient presented with ankle joint symptoms, and was treated successfully with an ankle foot orthosis. The arthritis of hemochromatosis has classic radiographic findings. However, the arthritis of hemochromatosis may be difficult to differentiate from several other joint diseases. Characteristic features of this disease in the foot and ankle are discussed.
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PMID:Hemochromatosis of the foot and ankle. Report of three cases and review of the literature. 958 73

Tarsal ankylosis is described as a feature of advanced juvenile or rheumatoid arthritis. Ankylosis involving more then one tarsal segment is uncommon. Incidental reports of massive tarsal ankylosis have been described in a case of juvenile spondyloarthropathy, a case of familial tarsal ankylosis, and, more recently, it was discovered in a prehistoric skeleton dating back to the Iron Age. We describe a rare case of bilateral massive tarsal ankylosis, and the surgical intervention used to treat the condition, in a 21-year-old female with no other features of any known forms of arthritis and no family history of the condition.
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PMID:Massive bilateral tarsal ankylosis and surgical correction: a case report. 2049 93