Chondrometaplasia involving the temporomandibular joint.
The pathogenesis of chondrometaplasia is discussed and a case of a single loose body in the temporomandibular joint is presented, with radiologic observations, operative findings, and histologic studies.
D000368:Aged; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005146:Facial Asymmetry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000473:pathology; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery