Arthroscopic management for synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint: a retrospective review of 33 cases.

Purpose: To present clinical, radiologic, and arthroscopic results of patients with synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint; to introduce a technique for removal of loose bodies in different areas; and to summarize the indications of therapeutic arthroscopy according to the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features.

Patients And Methods: From April 2001 to April 2010, 33 consecutive patients underwent arthroscopy. Their demographics, clinical manifestations, imaging studies, arthroscopic findings, treatments, and outcomes were reviewed.

Arthroscopic management of septic arthritis of temporomandibular joint.

This article reports on 7 patients with septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) who were managed with arthroscopy between 1998 and 2007. The common symptoms were trismus and pain. A series of imaging studies showed widening of joint space in 1 patient with plain film; MRI demonstrated increased joint effusion in 4 patients; accompanying cellulitis in adjacent tissues was discerned by CT in 2 patients.