Arthroscopic management of temporomandibular joint disc perforations and associated advanced chondromalacia by discoplasty and abrasion arthroplasty: preliminary results.

Abstract	This article describes the arthroscopic surgical treatment of disc perforations by discoplasty to mobilize the disc and reduce joint friction. Grade IV chondromalacia with exposed bone was treated by abrasion arthroplasty with the goal of resurfacing the bone with fibrocartilage. Preliminary data on the results of these procedures are presented.
Authors	J H Quinn
Journal	Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (J Oral Maxillofac Surg) Vol. 52 Issue 8 Pg. 800-6; discussion 806-7 (Aug 1994) ISSN: 0278-2391 [Print] United States
PMID	8040731 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics	Adult Animals Arthroplasty (methods) Arthroscopy Cartilage Diseases (surgery) Cartilage, Articular (injuries, pathology, surgery) Female Humans Knee Joint (anatomy & histology) Male Middle Aged Rupture, Spontaneous Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (physiopathology, surgery)

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