Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , January 2007

Temporomandibular Joint Internal Derangement and Osteoarthrosis: Are Effusion and Bone Marrow Edema Prognostic Indicators for Arthrocentesis and Hydraulic Distention?

  • Rüdiger Emshoff, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Emshoff: University Clinic Innsbruck, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maximilianstrasse 10, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Ansgar Rudisch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

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Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , January 2007

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