International Physicians for the prevention of John Paul II and Smith Lignelli, active medical staff, members of the PMMC, independent, recently led a successful three-hours of jaw-replacement procedure. The patient, a woman in her 50s, is apparent from the wording of the temporomandibular pain began eight years ago. The procedure was the first such operation carried out in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, the only suburban hospital to provide this procedure outside to the inside the city, a large university medical centers.
"Jaw-operations, such as other common — it is in the bones, cartilage and tendons, it may get tired and sore jaw muscles and a sprain," said Lignelli. "Because of his TMJ () Temporomandibular joint is not aligned properly, which makes it too much stress in the patient's problem started. Over time simply wore his JAWS cartilage.
"It is the same as when the cartilage of the knee and knee replacement is required I think. We use state-of-the-square replacement titanium Prosthesis that is custom-made for the patient. "
Jaw after the patient is usually to substitute for the normal use of the arm, much less or not at all the pain and very little restriction on the types of food they eat. Most patients are back home for a day or two and simple exercises, in which they open their mouth wider each day rehab program to start. In most cases, they are back to work in two weeks.
Lignelli stressed that jaw-replacement surgery takes place only if other treatments do not work. "We have the options of the entire us arsenal — including arthroscopic surgery. If the person is a pain and it affects their productivity, lifestyle and food choices, it is time to consider the medical treatment. "
Lignelli: n for the patient to the full recovery and is in the normal use of his arm. These activities are carried out in the now regular Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
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