title: Treatment of recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation after failed Dautrey operation: a case report.
abstract: A patient with recurrent unilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint for seven years had been treated by the Dautrey procedure. A subsequent condylar dislocation recurred 26 months after the surgical treatment. The condyle head was held in front of the operated eminence without any resorption of the eminence, producing re-dislocation. An articular emineplasty, oblique resection of the posterior eminence, was performed as a salvage operation. This emineplasty shifted the top of the eminence anterior to the condyle, producing effective results.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*