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The ankle-joint is ankylosed, and there is a large sequestrum in the calcaneus.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

In Orca generally four or five cervical vertebræ are ankylosed as in the cachelots, but in the two species of Orcella only the atlas and axis are joined.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

The greatest disability he suffered at the time of applying for a pension resulted from an ankylosed knee.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Excision of a completely ankylosed shoulder or elbow may restore free mobility and usefulness to the limb.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various