Mesalamine, olsalazine, and balsalazide do not contain sulfa. So they may be used to treat mild to moderate ulcerative colitis if you cannot take sulfasalazine. Mesalamine enemas are effective in treating symptoms of mild to moderate distal (left-sided) ulcerative colitis and in maintaining remission.
Medical Definition of ankylosis. plural. ankyloses. \-ËsÄz\play. : stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery.
What Is Arthrodesis? Arthrodesis is also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis. It is an operation designed to produce bony ankylosis of a diseased joint often done in joints or bones near the joint affected by infection, tumors, trauma, and paralytic conditions.