Ultrasound-guided injection into the lower joint space of the temporomandibular joint

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2015 Apr;44(4):491-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.12.013. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

Authors

J Levorova¹, V Machon², D Hirjak², R Foltan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address: Jitka.Levorova@seznam.cz.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Prague, Czech Republic.

PMID: 25617951
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.12.013

Abstract

A procedure for ultrasound-guided injection into the lower joint space of the temporomandibular joint is presented.

Keywords: injection.; temporomandibular joint; ultrasonography.

Copyright © 2014 International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

MeSH terms

Humans
Injections, Intra-Articular / methods*
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / drug therapy*
Ultrasonography, Interventional*