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Case Reports
. 2023 Jul-Aug;89(4):101284.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101284. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint as a cause of reflex otalgia

Marcelo Augusto Cini  1 , Mariana Demarchi Avelino  2 , João Guilherme Lacy Araújo Machado  2 , Ricardo Lorota de Resende Junior  2 , Alan Dos Santos  2
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Case Reports

Chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint as a cause of reflex otalgia

Marcelo Augusto Cini et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
TMJ MRI. In A, mouth closed and B mouth open in the preoperative period. In C, mouth closed and D mouth open within 6-months of surgery.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Free bodies of TMJ synovial chondromatosis removed during arthroscopic surgery.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Arthroscopic images of the surgical procedure. (A) free bodies in the retrodiscal region; (B) free bodies in the middle region of the upper TMJ compartment; (C) free bodies in the posterior medial recess of the TMJ; (D) free body in the anterior recess of the anterior compartment of the TMJ, coming from the posterior region by the flow of lysis and washing; (E) pinching of free bodies in the middle region of the upper TMJ compartment; (F) free-body clamping in the posterior medial recess of the TMJ; (G) free anterior recess after removal of free bodies; (H) Middle region of the upper compartment of the free TMJ after removal of free bodies; (I) Free retrodiscal region after removal of free bodies.
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