IATROGENIC FRACTURE IN A PATIENT OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS PLANNED FOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF CHIN-ON-CHEST DEFORMITY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Iatrogenic fracture in a patient of ankylosing spondylitis planned for surgical correction of chin-on-chest deformity: A case report and review of literature

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a progressive systemic chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that causes arthritis of spine and sacroiliac joints and finally results in contracture or bony fusion of these joints.The ankylosed spine has increased propensity to fracture due to rigidity, long lever arms, and osteoporosis.However, iatrogenic fracture o

read more

Genre as diversity, and rhetorical mode as unity in language use

Current theorizing on genre within Systemic Functional Linguiscs (SFL) as well as other traditions of genre analysis have not paid much attention to the interrelationship between the notions of rhetorical mode and genre.In this paper I argue that rhetorical mode may be an important notion in genre studies and that it should thus be foregrounded.I e

read more