"Why," asks Poincaré, "do certain degrees of freedom appear to play no part here; why are they, so to speak, 'ankylosed'?" ❋ Arthur E. Bostwick (N/A)
And besides, if the joint is to be stiffened by callus, it were better that this should not take place when the arm is extended, for this position will be a great impediment and little advantage; if the arm be wholly bent, it will be more useful; but it will be much more convenient to have the joint in the intermediate position when it becomes ankylosed. ❋ Unknown (2007)
For the bones at the elbow are less subject to dislocation than those of the knee, but are more difficult to reduce and keep in their position, and are more apt to become inflamed and ankylosed. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Now if this tube swells so much that it entirely closes, as so often happens in cases of "cold in the head" as well as in constant irritation from adenoids, then may follow a vast train of difficulties -- earache, mastoiditis, etc. -- with the result that the tiny bones in the middle ear which vibrate so exquisitely may become ankylosed (stiffened) and deafness often follow. ❋ William S. Sadler (N/A)
I examined many skulls and found the occiput and first cervical ankylosed. ❋ Emily Bronson Conger (N/A)
This is often called the transverse tarsal joint, and it can, with the subordinate joints of the tarsus, replace the ankle-joint in a great measure when the latter has become ankylosed. ❋ Unknown (1918)
They are connected to the body of the bone by fibrous tissue, and occasionally to the greater cornua by distinct diarthrodial joints, which usually persist throughout life, but occasionally become ankylosed. ❋ Unknown (1918)
After a straightening by frame treatment, the boy's spine had been ankylosed by an operation; and as every one felt sorry for the little fellow, we were often able to send him gifts. ❋ Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1902)
"Well," said Jervis, "it might have been a peculiar finger; a finger, for instance, with some characteristic deformity such as an ankylosed joint, which would be easy to identify." ❋ Unknown (1902)
Even his ribs were ankylosed; his chest puffed up, and the breathing was entirely abdominal. ❋ Unknown (1896)
All the joints except the fingers and toes had become ankylosed, and from nonusage the muscles had atrophied. ❋ Unknown (1896)
The greatest disability he suffered at the time of applying for a pension resulted from an ankylosed knee. ❋ Unknown (1896)
No genitalia were seen on the parasite and it exhibited no active movements, the joints of both limbs being ankylosed. ❋ Unknown (1896)
The fingers and toes, spread out and ankylosed, ended in nails of great length and nearly of equal thickness. ❋ Unknown (1896)
He has hardened now to the nape of the neck, his head is turned to the left, and the jaws are ankylosed. ❋ Unknown (1896)
All the joints except the fingers and toes had become ankylosed, and from nonusage the muscles had atrophied (Fig. 268). ❋ Unknown (1896)
