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ankylosis
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ankylosis

Fusion of the bones at a joint, either by overgrowth of bony tissue or by shortening of fibrous tissue. It generally occurs as a result of chronic inflammation.



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Similarly, the untreated cases can evolve to bony ankylosis.
Physical Therapist Management of Tuberculous Arthritis of the Elbow by Dahl, Corey S / Physical Therapy
The reconstructive stage denotes bony ankylosis and often large amounts of hypertrophic Proliferation.
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An examination by Resnick et al[36] of a sample of 46 joints from a veterans hospital's postmortem specimens revealed para-articular bony ankylosis resulting from bridging osteophytes and focal cartilaginous fusions.
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