ANEURYSMAL BONE CYST IN THE MANDIBLE (A Case Report)

Aneurysmal bone cyst is commonly seen in the long bones and vertebrae and is rare in the jaws. Its association with other lesions of the bone has been stressed by many workers. Because of its variable radiological appearance, diagnosis of the lesion is established by histopathological examination. A case of aneurysmal bone cyst occurring in the mandible is reported.KEY WORDS: Aneurysmal bone cyst, Mandible     

Aplasia cutis congenita: a report of 12 new families and review of the literature.

Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is a heterogeneous group of disorders whose common characteristic is focal absence of skin. In the majority of instances this is limited to the scalp, although other areas of the body may also be involved. Other congenital malformations have been reported to occur with ACC; limb defects appear to be a specific association. Given our experience with ACC, we suggest a classification based on genetically distinct entities. Type I ACC is limited to the scalp. Type II involves body or scalp; IIA involves body or limb defects. Type III is limited to the scalp or limbs. Type IV is associated with epidermolysis bullosa; type IVA is Bart syndrome. Although most reported cases have been sporadic, there are many familial occurrences of all types of ACC. Most published pedigrees are consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance with reduced penetrance, or autosomal recessive inheritance. Careful examination of family members of affected individuals is warranted.     

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BONE HEALING FOLLOWING BONE CUTS USING SURGICAL BURS AND MICROSAWS

Bone cuts on the tibia of 6 healthy dogs were studied using surgical burs and microsaws arranged in two groups by random selection to assess the speed of cutting, precision and bone healing. Bone cuts in Group A were made with surgical burs of 1.6 mm diameter using micromotor at 40,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) whereas in Group B they were created using Stryker microsaws of 0.75 mm width at the speed of 40,000 RPM. In each group, the dogs were sacrificed at the end of 8, 12 and 16 weeks and a section of the tibia containing the fracture site was removed to assess healing histopathologically. Based on clinical, radiological and histopathological examination, the results of this study indicate that microsaws have their best use in osteotomy procedures in terms of precision and thermal injury to bone whereas ostectomy procedures are more convenient with surgical burs.KEYWORDS: Bone cuts, Bone healing, Microsaws, Surgical burs