title: Osteochondrosis dissecans of the temporomandibular joint: a case report and a review of literature.
abstract: A case of a 71-year-old female patient with osteochondrosis dissecans of the right temporomandibular joint is presented. Osteochondrosis dissecans usually occurs at the weight-bearing convex cartilage in all larger joints. It is rarely found in the temporomandibular joint and usually shows one or two loose bodies dislodged from defects which are present on the condylar head. Because of multiple loose bodies and a defect on the temporomandibular fossa, the case presented here is very uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Munich, Lindwurmstr. 2a, 80337, Munich, Germany. wenko.smolka@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Wenko
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smolka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sotlar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Ullrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Müller-Lisse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Open TMJ surgery; Osteochondrosis dissecans; Temporomandibular joint