Table 1 Summary of clinical assessment and patient information used in this study
No | Age/sex | Etiology | Diagnosis | Operation | PreOp MMO (mm) | PostOp MMO (mm) | Follow-up and MMO | PostOp complications | IOS thickness (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23/F | Trauma, re-ankylosis after 2 times attempts of gap arthroplasty and interpositional gap arthroplasty | Bilateral, right fibrous, Lt bony ankylosis | Both gap arthroplasty and both coronoidectomy | 15 | 38 | 6 yrs, 43 mm | Anterior open bite | 6 |
2 | 15/F | Unknown, born with prematurity re-ankylosis, one previous operation | Unilateral, Rt bony ankylosis | Rt, gap arthroplasty and both coronoidectomy | 10 | 40 | 6.5 yrs, 35 mm | _ | 3 |
3 | 6/M | Trauma in childhood 3 yrs ago | Unilateral, Rt bony ankylosis | Rt, gap arthroplasty and both coronoidectomy | 5 | 40 | 7 yrs, 38 mm | _ | 7 |
4 | 61/M | Trauma | Bilateral, bony ankylosis | Both gap arthroplasty and both coronoidectomy | 0 | 35 | 7 yrs, 40 mm | _ | 4 |
5 | 15/F | Septicemia in childhood, re-ankylosis after 3 times attempts | Unilateral, Rt bony ankylosis | Rt gap arthroplasty and both coronoidectomy | 3 | 43 | 6.5 yrs, 42.5 mm | _ | 3 |
6 | 62/F | Trauma (1 yr), zygomatico-maxillary fracture | Unilateral, Lt pseudoankylosis | Lt coronoidectomy and Lt arthrocentesis | 13 | 40 | 6.5 yrs, 37 mm | _ | 3 |
7 | 65/M | Trauma (20 yrs), Rt facial skin defect | Scar condition and fibrosis of skin | Commissurorrhaphy and Lt coronoidectomy | 20 | 35 | 6.5 yrs, 37 mm | _ | 5 |
8 | 41/M | Osteomyelitis in left mandibular ramus | Chronic osteomyelitis | Both coronoidectomy and Lt saucerization | 14 | 37 | 7 yrs, 36 mm | _ | 5 |
9 | 31/M | Unknown, coronoid hyperplasia | Coronoid impingement on both sides, stylohyoid ligament calcification | Both coronoidectomy and both stylohyoidectomy | 14 | 36 | 6.5 yrs, 48 mm | _ | 3 |