Case Report

A Case of Synovial Chondromatosis of Temporomandibular Joint with Numerous Loose Bodies

Table 1

Summary of data from the studies included in the review, 2009 through 2019.

No.First authorYearNo. of casesAgeSexSiteClinical manifestationsImagingLoose bodiesNo.Size (mm)Treatments (other than synovial chondrectomy)Remarks
SwellingPainLJOCrepitationCTMRICBCTArthrotomyCondylectomyDiscectomySynovectomySuch as arthroscopy

1Peng [17]2009158FR++++++
2Cai [18]2009121FL++(28 mm)++7Only arthroscopy
3Balasundaram [19]2009182ML++(35 mm)+NLNLNLNL
4Zha [20]2009144ML++++++90-95NL+
5Sato [21]2010174FL+++(35 mm)++1801-5Arthroscopy
6Goizueta-Adame [22]2010115FL++(29 mm)+++Osteotomy of the zygomatic arch
7Goizueta-Adame [22]2010174FL++(14 mm)+++
8Boffano [23]2010155FR++++<6<5+
9Pimenta e Souza [24]2010128MR+++10NLNLNLNLNL
10Guarda-Nardini [25]2010153FR+++(20 mm)X-P only210-25NLNLNLNL
11Cai [26]2010148FL+++3Only arthroscopy
12González-Pérez [27]2010150ML+++(20 mm)+++352-10+
13Shah [28]2011125FL++43++
14Mori [29]2011152FL+-(48 mm)++NVS
15Lim [30]2011149MR+++(27 mm)++NVS
16Chen [31]2011150ML+++(28 mm)+NVS+Arthroscopy
17Guijarro-Martínez [32]2011138FB+-(40 mm)+NNL
18Matsumura [33]2012146MR+(24 mm)++++NL++Aspiration biopsy
19Matsumoto [34]2013134FR-(42 mm)++++NNLAssisted with arthroscopy
20Coleman [35]2013163FL++++Aspiration biopsy
21Valentini [36]2013160FL++++
22Sink [37]2014182ML-(40 mm)+Aspiration biopsy
23Pau [38]2014170MR++++++Reconstruction of the cranial base
24Cascone [39]2914130ML++1120-30+
25Pinto [40]2015154FL+++(20 mm)++11<10
26Ivask [41]2015145FL++(38 mm)++N3-10+Arthroscopy
27Sozzi [42]2015168FR+++(20 mm)+++NVS
28Yoshitake [43]2016172MR+++(30 mm)++
29Selvi [44]2016145FR+++(24 mm)+NNL++Arthroscopy, arthroplasty, eminectomy
30McCaffery [45]2017134MR++++Osteotomy of the zygomatic arch
31Khanna [46]2017143ML++++
32Khanna [46]2017135MR++++++NLOsteotomy of the zygomatic arch
33Kim [47]2017126FR++++2
34Kim [47]2017131FL+-(45 mm)+++7-10
35Kim [48]2018150ML++++120Small
36Holtmann [49]2018163FR++++25 VS
37Matsuda [50]2019173FL++++44VS
38Tang [51]2019160FR++
39Tang [51]2019138FR++(25 mm)+++NL
40Tang [51]2019130FL+++(28 mm)+++NL
41Meng [52]20102044.0 (32-67)8/1212/7/113171451513VS829Arthroscopy: 1
42Wang [11]20122245.3 (17-64)7/1512/10/0NLNLNLNL22NLNLNLNLNLNL
43Cai [53]20163343.0 (21-62)7/2618/15/032016/30.5 mm(15-55 mm)18433N0.5-16Only arthroscopy: 32
Assisted with arthroscopy: 1
44Liu [7]20161047.2 (31-67)2/82/8/0777519NL
45Bai [54]20173648.11 (29-65)11/2514/22/0NLNL2293636NLAssisted with arthroscopy: 36
46Brabyn [55]2018642.0 (33-57)0/60/6/02232.3 mm (20-46 mm)4550.5-3.0
47Maffia [56]2019648.6 (30-61)2/42/4/0565366NLNL6
48Lee [57]20191632.68 (19-49)2/147/9/0104821540-1000.5-6.5Only arthroscopy: 16
49Benslama [58]20191250.5 (43-86)4/83/9/041062262-30VSAssisted with arthroscopy: 1
50Present case2020156FL++(30 mm)+++3862-5++