title: Surgical treatment of mandibular joint disorders.
abstract: This paper deals with the operations available for disorders of the temporomandibular joint. It mentions the criteria and techniques for doing these operations, namely high condylectomy, augmentation, interposition grafts and rib grafts and reviews the results of a 15-year follow-up on 64% of 130 patients on whom the author has operated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery; D001178:Arthroplasty; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene