Clinical analysis of arthroscopy used in the diagnosis and treatment of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint.
- Author:
Yong-Ming QIAO
1
;
Ying WANG
1
;
Rui LI
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: arthroscopy; opening surgery; synovial chondromatosis; temporomandibular joint
- MeSH: Arthroscopy; Chondromatosis, Synovial/surgery*; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Retrospective Studies; Temporomandibular Joint; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/surgery*
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2021;39(2):209-214
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the value of arthroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJSC).
METHODS:The cases of 16 patients preliminarily diagnosed with TMJSC by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from July 2011 to December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. If the diagnosis was confirmed by arthroscopy, the opening operation was performed. The preoperative MRI, arthroscopy and opening operation, postoperative pathology and postoperative MRI of confirmed cases were analyzed, and clinical follow-up was performed to evaluate the curative effect of open surgery. The degree of mouth opening and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for pain pre-operation and during follow-up of the confirmed cases were analyzed by
RESULTS:Fourteen cases of TMJSC were diagnosed by arthroscopy, consistent with the postoperative pathological diagnosis. Postoperative MRI examination showed that articular cavity lesions basically disappeared. Ten patients with synovial chondromatosis were followed-up (follow-up rate, 71.4%) from 6 months to 7 years and 8 months (average follow-up time, 17.6 months); no recurrence was found, and clinical symptoms improved by varying degrees. Before operation and at follow-up,
CONCLUSIONS:Arthroscopy is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of TMJ synovial chondromatosis.
