title: Condylar resorption following temporomandibular joint arthroscopy in a patient with essential thrombocythemia.
abstract: Condylar resorption of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a poorly understood phenomenon that is the subject of much controversy. The following case report depicts a unique case of condylar resorption (CR) in a 49-year-old female patient with essential thrombocythemia who underwent arthrocentesis of the TMJ. The exact cause of the CR is unclear but it is speculated that it was likely due to hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications during surgery secondary to an elevated platelet count.
authors.affiliation: Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Pain Center, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0297, USA. mesh@uky.edu
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Sickels
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Falace
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019152:Paracentesis; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed