title: Temporomandibular joint eminence augmentation by down-fracture and inter-positional cartilage graft. A new surgical technique.
abstract: A new surgical technique for the treatment of recurrent temporomandibular joint subluxation or dislocation is described. Following a horizontal osteotomy and down-fracture of the articular eminence an inter-positional bovine cartilage xenograft is inserted in order to augment the vertical height of the eminence. The procedure combines simplicity with minimal post-operative morbidity. The increase in eminence height is both predictable and stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King's College Hospital Dental School, London, UK.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Whear
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Langdon
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Macpherson
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*