1996 年 42 巻 5 号 p. 530-532
Three cases of recurrent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) treated by arthroscopic suturing technique are reported. The patients were a 24-year-old woman (case 1), a 23-year-old woman (case 2), and a 28-year-old man (case 3). Their chief complaint was impairment of mouth closing. As the clinical diagnosis was a recurrent dislocation of the TMJ, an arthroscopic suturing technique as described by Ohnishi was used under general anesthesia. There was no disturbance of mouth closing in any patient after surgery.