Arteriovenous fistula of the middle meningeal artery--a rare complication after arthroscopic temporomandibular joint surgery readily amenable to endovascular treatment.

The development of a traumatic arteriovenous fistula after arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is an unusual event that has been limited to a few case reports. These have generally involved the superficial temporal artery and surrounding venous outlets. No cases of either postoperative or post-traumatic arteriovenous fistulas involving the extracranial middle meningeal artery (MMA), which is located on the medial surface of the TMJ, have been previously reported.

Temporomandibular joint arthroscopic findings in patients with cervical flexion-extension injury (whiplash): a preliminary study of 30 patients.

Purpose: To investigate arthroscopic findings for the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in 30 patients with refractory TMJ symptoms who had suffered cervical flexion-extension injury (whiplash).

Methods: The clinical data and operative reports of all patients with a diagnosis of TMJ whiplash injury who underwent TMJ arthroscopic procedures from 1997 to 2002 were reviewed. All patients underwent preoperative clinical, panoramic, arthrographic, magnetic resonance imaging evaluation or computed tomography (or some combination).

The incidence of reoperation after temporomandibular joint arthroscopic surgery: a retrospective study of 450 consecutive joints.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of reoperation after temporomandibular joint arthroscopic surgery in 315 consecutive patients (488 joints).

Study Design: The clinical data and operative reports of all patients who underwent arthroscopic procedures from 1995 to 2000 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients had a preoperative clinical and panoramic radiographic evaluation.

The use of intra-articular opioids and bupivacaine for analgesia following temporomandibular joint arthroscopy: a prospective, randomized trial.

Purpose: This investigation evaluated the efficacy of using intra-articular morphine, bupivacaine, or a combination of both in the management of postarthroscopy temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-two consecutive patients with internal derangements of the TMJ and persistent pain underwent TMJ arthroscopy. The patients were randomized equally into 4 groups.

Surgical arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint.

Currently, surgical arthroscopy of the TMJ is primarily confined to the superior joint space, unless there is a perforation in the disc. This is due mainly to the technical limitations imposed in attempting to manipulate a 0.69 mm arthroscope with advanced fibreoptics in the lower joint space.