title: Temporomandibular joint after meniscoplasty: appearance at MR imaging.
abstract: Twenty-five temporomandibular joints (TMJs) were studied in 20 patients who had undergone meniscoplasty. In all patients, preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images showed anteriorly dislocated disks; all patients underwent a similar postoperative MR examination an average of 6 months after surgery. The results of these studies were correlated with clinical results of surgery, which were classified as poor, fair, good, or excellent at follow-up MR imaging. In 10 TMJs (eight patients [40%]) the clinical results were excellent or good; in 15 TMJs (12 patients [60%]), fair or poor. The position of the disk relative to its preoperative position was a good discriminator in determination of the clinical success of meniscoplasty. After surgery, in all patients with good or excellent results, the disks appeared to be in a normal or an improved position compared with that prior to surgery; in those with poor or fair results, the TMJs had anteriorly dislocated disks that showed no improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0615.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Laskin
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery