[A plea for early arthroplasty of temporomandibular ankylosis in children].
The well-meaning wait-and-see policy when confronted with uni-or bilateral temporomandibular ankylosis in children is now out-of-date. An early conservative arthroplasty with temporal aponeuroplasty should be performed for several reasons. --Recent advances have increased our knowledge of the biology and development of fetal and infant temporomandibular joints. --Anaesthesia by fibroscopy during endotracheal intubation of the child with permanent jaw constriction is now a safe technique. --The developmental anatomy of the temporomandibular joints allows, employing an appropriate approach, the performance of conservative arthrolysis, associated with a local temporal aponeuroplasty in interposition, and thus avoids recurrence of ankylosis.
D000844:Ankylosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001178:Arthroplasty; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
Plaidoyer pour l'arthroplastie précoce des ankyloses temporo-mandibulaires de l'enfant.