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  • Title: Temporomandibular joint eminence augmentation by down-fracture and inter-positional cartilage graft. A new surgical technique.
    Author: Whear NM, Langdon JD, Macpherson DW.
    Journal: Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 1991 Dec; 20(6):357-9. PubMed ID: 1770241.
    Abstract:
    A new surgical technique for the treatment of recurrent temporomandibular joint subluxation or dislocation is described. Following a horizontal osteotomy and down-fracture of the articular eminence an inter-positional bovine cartilage xenograft is inserted in order to augment the vertical height of the eminence. The procedure combines simplicity with minimal post-operative morbidity. The increase in eminence height is both predictable and stable.
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