Table 4.
Treatments useful for Chronic Recurrent Dislocation
| Conservative Treatment of Recurrent dislocation | No. of patients |
|---|---|
| Chemical Capsuloraphy | ? |
| Alcohol | |
| Rivanol(aethedicaine) | |
| Sodium monoruate | |
| Sodium psyliate (Sylnasol) | |
| Sodium tetradecyl sulphate | |
| Autologous blood capsuloraphy | 18 |
| Platelet rich plasma capsuloraphy | ? |
| Botulinium toxin A toxin muscle injection | 2 |
| To restrict condylar movement | |
| Surgical capsuloraphy/Restitution of ligaments | ? |
| Use of Mersilene or fascia lata around condylar neck | ? |
| Internal Lateral pterygoid myotomy | 15 |
| External Lateral pterygoid myotomy | 1 |
| Open Condylotomy | 4 |
| Closed Condylotomy | 2 |
| To recreate mechanical obstruction along condylar path | |
| Anterior reposition/forward placement of disc | ? |
| Downward and inward fracture of zygomatic bone | ? |
| Eminoplasty with screws or L shaped pins | 3 |
| Eminoplasty with plates, mini-anchors | 24 |
| Eminoplasty with inlay bone grafts (Norman procedure) | 4 |
| Eminoplasty with onlay bone gafts (Dautery procedure) | 60 |
| To remove mechanical obstacle along condylar path | |
| Eminectomy (Standard) | 95 |
| Eminectomy (Modified) | 1 |
| Arthroscopic eminectomy | 5 |
? (Questionable)-signify that the number of cases treated by the treatment method could not be obtained.