Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-five temporomandibular joints (TMJs) were studied in 20 patients who had undergone meniscoplasty. In all patients, preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images showed anteriorly dislocated disks; all patients underwent a similar postoperative MR examination an average of 6 months after surgery. The results of these studies were correlated with clinical results of surgery, which were classified as poor, fair, good, or excellent at follow-up MR imaging. In 10 TMJs (eight patients [40%]) the clinical results were excellent or good; in 15 TMJs (12 patients [60%]), fair or poor. The position of the disk relative to its preoperative position was a good discriminator in determination of the clinical success of meniscoplasty. After surgery, in all patients with good or excellent results, the disks appeared to be in a normal or an improved position compared with that prior to surgery; in those with poor or fair results, the TMJs had anteriorly dislocated disks that showed no improvement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
180
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
749-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Temporomandibular joint after meniscoplasty: appearance at MR imaging.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0615.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article