Temporomandibular arthropathy: correlation between clinical signs and symptoms and arthroscopic findings

The clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular arthropathy were correlated with arthroscopic features of temporomandibular joint disease in 200 consecutive patients. The diagnostic accuracy of the selected clinical signs and symptoms was also tested with arthroscopy as the standard, and sensit...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 1996-06, Vol.25 (3), p.178-181
Hauptverfasser: Holmlund, Anders B., Axelsson, Susanna
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular arthropathy were correlated with arthroscopic features of temporomandibular joint disease in 200 consecutive patients. The diagnostic accuracy of the selected clinical signs and symptoms was also tested with arthroscopy as the standard, and sensitivity (SE), specificity (SP), positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated. Pronounced osteoarthrosis was more frequently associated with joint crepitus ( P
ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/S0901-5027(96)80024-5