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Table 2 Patients characteristics

From: Correlation of MRI and arthroscopic findings with clinical outcome in temporomandibular joint disorders: a retrospective cohort study

 

n

%

Patients

 

47

100%

 

Male

5

11%

 

Female

42

89%

 

Age (years)

41 (mean)

16 (std)

 

Time First Consult-Arthro (months)

18.9 (mean)

34,5 (std)

 

Time MRI-Arthro (days)

70,82 (mean)

43,97 (std)

Intra-articular injection

Corticosteroids

44

88%

 

Hyaluronic acid

4

8%

 

None

2

4%

Main complaint

Pain

42

89%

 

Limited maximum interincisal opening

4

9%

 

Sounds

1

2%

Diagnostic labels

Anterior disc displacement without reduction

20

40%

 

Anterior disc displacement with reduction

3

6%

 

Degenerative joint disease

23

46%

 

Inflammatory arthritis

28

56%

 

Fibrous ankylosis

5

10%

 

‘Other’

2

4%

  1. Age stands for the age at the time of arthroscopy. Time First Consult-Arthro is the time in months between the first consultation at our department and the diagnostic arthroscopy. Time MRI-Arthro is the time between the MRI scan and the arthroscopy. Limited MIO: a Maximum Interincisal Opening of ≤35 mm