TMJ arthroscopic diagnosis and surgery: clinical experience with 152 procedures over a 2 1/2-year period

Arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint has been routinely performed by a relatively small number of surgeons for about three to four years. With advances in instrumentation, techniques, and education, it is anticipated that many more surgeons will be performing temporomandibular joint arthroscopic diagnosis and surgery in the near future. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the rationale of temporomandibular joint arthroscopic techniques and the results of arthroscopic surgery involving 152 temporomandibular joints with observation periods ranging from two to 31 months.