Arthroscopic Guided Synovial Biopsies

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Temporomandibular Arthritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03279016

CEBD-CU-2017-08-28

Details and patient eligibility

About

To detect accuracy of serology in diagnosis of temporomandibular joint arthritis.

Full description

According to a search of previously published studies on accuracy of serology no sensitivity or specificity data was found regarding accurate detection of arthritis through serology, hence the aim of this study is to detect accuracy of serology in diagnosis of temporomandibular joint arthritis.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients suffering from TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT ARTHRITIS.
• Patients should be free from any systemic disease that may affect normal healing and predictable outcome.
• Patients who will agree to the consent

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with any systemic disease that may affect normal healing.
• Pregnant females.
• Patients with acute infection.
• Patients with bony ankyloses.
• Patients with risk of tumor dissemination.