Kondoh T, Westesson P L
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1991 Aug;72(2):146-9. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90153-4.
Arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint has been performed mainly in the upper joint space because the instruments available have been too thick to be safely inserted into the lower joint space. This article describes a newly developed ultrathin arthroscope with an outer diameter of 0.69 mm that has been specifically developed to be used in the lower space of the temporomandibular joint. This arthroscope can be inserted into the lower joint space with a standard 18-gauge needle. The article describes the arthroscope in its initial application to patient and cadaver material.
颞下颌关节镜检查主要在上关节腔进行，因为现有的器械太厚，无法安全插入下关节腔。本文介绍了一种新开发的外径为0.69毫米的超薄关节镜，它是专门为在颞下颌关节下腔使用而开发的。这种关节镜可以通过标准的18号针插入下关节腔。本文描述了该关节镜在患者和尸体材料上的初步应用。
