Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis is a viral infection caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus, which is part of the family of enteroviruses.

Ankylosis

A reduction of joint mobility resulting from changes involving the articular surfaces.


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PMID (PMCID)
20145964
MIXED_SAMPLE Young Adult
Poliomyelitis causing TMJ ankylosis?--report of two intriguing cases.
Pasupathy S, Yuvaraj V.
Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010;14(4):243-6.
Poliomyelitis causing TMJ ankylosis?--report of two intriguing cases.
20145964
MIXED_SAMPLE Young Adult
Poliomyelitis causing TMJ ankylosis?--report of two intriguing cases.
Pasupathy S, Yuvaraj V.
Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010;14(4):243-6.
We are reporting two rare cases of TMJ ankylosis which occurred along with poliomyelitis and which are not reported in literature so far.
3423908
MALE Middle Aged
Vocal cord paresis and glottic stenosis: a late complication of poliomyelitis.
Nugent KM.
South Med J. 1987;80(12):1594-5.
Critical glottic stenosis developed 28 years after the initial episode of poliomyelitis; this course appeared to be explained by fibrosis of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles and ankylosis of the right cricoarytenoid joint.