Open AccessInternal derangement of temporomandibular joint: Umbrella perforated screw technique
Author(s) -
Khalid Arab,
Faisal A. Alfaqeeh,
Michel Alain Danino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1046_20
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , paresis , complication , temporomandibular joint , retrospective cohort study , hematoma , orthopedic surgery , dentistry
Umbrella shaped Perforated Screws (UPS) were developed for the use of orthopedic surgery to facilitate anchoring and fixation of the tissue to bone. We here present a retrospective study of Temporomandibular joint Internal derangement (ID) with fixation using this type of screws.