Table 1 Included patients population demographics, and baseline data
Case no. | Gender (F/M) | Age (yr) | Affected side (L/R/Bi) | Previous treatment | Preoperative radiographic findingsa | Diagnosis | Duration of disease course (mon) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disk deformities | Bony change | |||||||
1 | F | 42 | Bi | Arthroplasty/proplast | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 24 |
2 | F | 52 | L | Sodium hyaluronate injection | Biconcave | Degeneration | OA | 24 |
3 | F | 28 | Bi | 18 tooth extraction; electrothermal therapy | Biplanar | Condylar head displacement | OA | 24 |
4 | F | 59 | R | Self-administered prescription of oral antibiotics | Biconcave | Abnormal condylar morphology | OA, disk perforation | 3 |
5 | F | 54 | R | NM | Hemiconvexand | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD, synovitis | 12 |
6 | M | 60 | L | Sodium hyaluronate injection | Biconvex | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD, masseter and LPM edema | 4 |
7 | F | 49 | L | NM | Folded | Degeneration | OA | 20 |
8 | F | 56 | L | Sodium hyaluronate injection | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 24 |
9 | F | 25 | Bi | Sodium hyaluronate injection; stable occlusal splint | Biplanar | Abnormal condylar morphology | OA | 5 |
10 | F | 28 | R | Local anesthesia; stable occlusal splint | Folded | Abnormal condylar morphology | Nonreducing ADD | 8 |
11 | F | 59 | R | Required surgical treatment directly | Biconcave | Degeneration | OA | 0.5 |
12 | F | 45 | Bi | NM | Biconvex | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 3 |
13 | F | 30 | Bi | NM | Biconvex | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 3 |
14 | F | 29 | Bi | NM | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 11 |
15 | F | 47 | R | Hyaluronic acid injection | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 18 | |
16 | M | 39 | R | Hyaluronic acid injection | Biconvex | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 3 |
17 | F | 55 | R | NM | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 14 | |
18 | M | 62 | R | NM | Atypical deformation | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | NA |
19 | F | 23 | Bi | 48 tooth extraction; hyaluronic acid injection; stable occlusal splint | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 48 |
20 | F | 47 | L | NM | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 2 | |
21 | F | 59 | L | NM | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 5 |
22 | F | 67 | R | Local anesthesia | Folded | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 11 |
23 | F | 45 | Bi | NM | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 6 | |
24 | F | 53 | L | Traditional Chinese medicine therapy including acupuncture, cupping therapy, Tuina manual therapy, and herbal medicine | Biconcave | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 6 |
25 | F | 33 | R | NM | Biconvex | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 6 |
26 | F | 48 | Bi | NM | Biconvex | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 12 |
27 | F | 48 | Bi | NM | Biconvex | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 10 |
28 | F | 35 | L | NM | Biconvex | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 8 |
29 | F | 55 | R | NM | Hemiconvexand | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 24 |
30 | F | 51 | L | Local anesthesia; sodium hyaluronate injection | Hemiconvexand | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 2 |
31 | F | 30 | R | NM | Biconcave | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 5 |
32 | F | 33 | R | 18 and 48 tooth extraction; hyaluronic acid injection | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | NM |
33 | F | 29 | R | NM | Biconcave | Degeneration | Nonreducing ADD | 12 |
34 | M | 57 | L | Hyaluronic acid injection | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 1 |
35 | F | 58 | L | NM | Disk calcification | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 1 |
36 | F | 42 | L | Oral Meloxicam | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 1 |
37 | F | 26 | L | NM | Folded | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 1.5 |
38 | F | 52 | Bi | NM | Hemiconvexand | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | 1 |
39 | F | 58 | L | NM | Atypical deformation | Degeneration | OA, disk perforation | NA |