Temporomandibular joint arthroscopy — a review

Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is a technique for direct visual inspection of internal joint structures, including biopsy and other surgical procedures performed under visual control. In 1918 Takagi first described arthroscopy of the knee joint examinations using cystoscope (Tag, 1939). Onishi in 1970 was the first to report arthroscopy of the human temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the first results were publish...

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Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy versus Arthrotomy

Although some patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are successfully treated by nonsurgical means or by arthrocentesis or arthroscopic surgery, there is still a group of patients who do not respond to these procedures and for whom an arthrotomy and disc surgery (discoplasty) are necessary. Arthroscopy is an important diagnostic and therapeutic modality in the treatment of TMJ di...

Horner syndrome after temporomandibular joint arthroscopy: a new complication.

healthy 58-year-old woman had undergone arthrosopy of both temporomandibular joints because of ilateral mandibular clicks and recurrent episodes of aw block that did not respond to nonsurgical treatent. The preoperative examination showed general estriction of mandibular motility (maximal oral aperure 26 mm, right and left lateral deviation 11 and 8 m, respectively, protrusion 10 mm, and dental...

Internal Derangement of Temporomandibular Joint - A Review

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a complex, sensitive, and highly mobile joint. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a class of degenerative musculoskeletal conditions associated with morphologic and functional deformities that affect up to 25% of the population. The most frequent structural (as opposed to muscular) cause of TMD are Internal derangement , which involves progressive slipping a ...