GAP Arthroplasty Versus Interpositional Arthropasty in the management of Temporaomandibular Joint Ankylosis

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Shuja Riaz Ansari
Saddique Aslam Khattak
Shaheed Iqbal
Sadia Nishtar

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The study was aimed to compare the results of gap arthroplasty and interpositional arthroplasty in the treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis surgery with particular reference to the recurrence of ankylosis. A total of 30 patients with temporomandibular joints ankylosis, 19 unilateral and 11 bilateral (41 joints) were operated and included both male and female with age rnage from 3 - 40 years with at least 2 - 3 years of follow up. The interpositional arthroplasty is the treatent of choice in any type or stage of ankylosis regardless of the age and duration.

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Ansari SR, Khattak SA, Iqbal S, Nishtar S. GAP Arthroplasty Versus Interpositional Arthropasty in the management of Temporaomandibular Joint Ankylosis. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 27 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];18(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/857
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