Osteochondritis dissecans of the temporomandibular joint: a scoping review.

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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 12. Int J Surg. 2015 Dec;24(Pt B):191-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.09.035. Epub 2015 Oct 9. Adult osteochondritis dissecans and focussed ESWT: A successful treatment option. Thiele S(1), Thiele R(2), Gerdesmeyer L(3). Author information: (1)IZS - Berlin, Internationales Stoßwellenzentrum Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 61, D-10707 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: SergejThiele@web.de. (2)IZS - Berlin, Internationales Stoßwellenzentrum Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 61, D-10707 Berlin, Germany. (3)Dept Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Schleswig Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold Heller Strasse, D-24105 Kiel, Germany. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has gained acceptance in the medical field and in the treatment of non-unions and delayed bone healing. ESWT has been used effectively for many years as a noninvasive surgical procedure. The idea of treating Osteochondritis dissecans of knee and talus arose in the middle of the 1990's. OCD is known as a pre-arthritic factor in the long-term and still there is no consistent treatment. In the literature there is still only a small number of publications but international societies for shockwave treatment are convinced that ESWT on OCD shows to be an effective and safe method in the treatment of OCD in the early stages. We want to summarize the actual data on the treatment of OCD by ESWT. Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.09.035