Created at 6:41 p.m. Mar, 05, 2025
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taylorwilko
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Amboss defines ankylosis as bony or fibrous. I added the hint specific to help the reviewer recall 'fibrous ankylosis' rather than 'ankylosis' alone.
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/search?q=fibrous+ankylosis&v=overview#:~:text=A%20bony%20or%20fibrous%20fusion%20of%20the%20articular%20surfaces%20of%20a%20joint%20that%20results%20in%20joint%20immobility.
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- Pannus: a mass of edematous synovium, inflammatory cells, granulation tissue, and fibroblasts that grows over the articular cartilage and causes erosion. Basically, it is an abnormal layer of fibrovascular tissue or granulation tissue.
- Common sites for pannus formation include over the cornea, over a joint surface (as seen in rheumatoid arthritis), or on a prosthetic heart valve.
- Pannus (P) proliferates and releases cks (e.g., ILs, TNF) that eventually destroy the articular cartilage, leading to fusion of the joint by scar tissue (called ankylosis). Bone erosions are caused by osteoclasts.
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