Open AccessSternoclavicular joint graft in temporomandibular joint reconstruction for ankylosis
Author(s) -
Rohini Thirunavukkarasu,
B. Saravanan,
S Balasubramanian,
Suresh Kumar Gopalakrishnan,
Srimathi Panchanathan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_209_17
Subject(s) - medicine , temporomandibular joint , ankylosis , condyle , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , fibrocartilage , orthodontics , dentistry , osteoarthritis , surgery , botany , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , genus , articular cartilage
Temporomandibular joint ankylosis is one of the most distressing clinical condition resulting in loss of jaw function and impairment of growth. Ankylosis is a greek word meaning "Stiff Joint". It is observed that in humans the Sternoclavicular joint and Temporomandibular joint are similar morphologically and histologically as they are the only two synovial joints covered with fibrocartilage. This similarity of the joints have encouraged the surgeons to use SCG as an alternative to costochondral grafts.