title: Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint. Report of a case.
abstract: A case of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint is reported in which initial clinical and radiographic data indicated disk derangement. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed distention and thickening of the lateral capsule but could not delineate the numerous loose bodies found at arthrotomy. The literature is reviewed, and diagnosis and surgical therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holmlund
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reinholt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bergstedt
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology