[Myrhaug's operation. Apropos of 8 cases]

Myrhaug's operation was performed in 5 patients with recurrent dislocations, including two after failure of buttress operations, and 3 cases of temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction syndrome. The particular conditions for choice of patient for this operation are emphasized, these excluding all cases followed up after occlusal reconstruction and requiring rapid and effective solutions apparently supplied by this surgical procedure.