Deliberate, fixed extra-articular obstruction. Treatment of choice for subluxation and true recurrent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint.
Temporomandibular dislocation and subluxation are two pathological situations both characterized by hypermobility of the condyle. We believe that when luxation is recurrent and when subluxation becomes painful or is accompanied by disc dysfunction, surgical intervention is indicated. We are impressed by Gosserez and Dautrey's (1967) method of augmentation of the tubercle, or extra-articular obstruction, which is a modification of Leclerc and Girard's (1943) original procedure. The advantages of this technique are described and results are based on a series of 38 patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*