Persistent Pain Following Proplast-Teflon Implants of the Temporomandibular Joint: A Case Report and 35-Year Management Perspective

被引：6

作者：

Bavarian, Roxanne ^{[1
,2
]}

Schatman, Michael E. ^{[3
,4
]}

Keith, David A. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Surg, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114 USA

[2] Harvard Sch Dent Med, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Surg, Boston, MA USA

[3] NYU Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol Perioperat Care & Pain Med, New York, NY USA

[4] North Carolina State Univ, Sch Social Work, Raleigh, NC USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH | 2021年 / 14卷

关键词：

Proplast-Teflon; implants; temporomandibular joint surgery; temporomandibular joint replacement; risk management; medicolegal; chronic pain; INTERNAL DERANGEMENTS; ARTHROGRAPHY; REPLACEMENT; SURGERY;

D O I：

10.2147/JPR.S329123

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Over three decades ago, hundreds of predominantly young women with temporomandibular joint pain and other symptoms were implanted with a prosthetic device composed of Proplast-Teflon that subsequently caused considerable harm, with patients developing chronic pain, dysfunction, and disability. This perspective review presents such a patient who suffered for decades with severe pain despite extensive pharmacotherapy, injection therapy, multiple surgeries, and behavioral health interventions. The details of the origin and subsequent events regarding the use of Proplast-Teflon interpositional implants in the temporomandibular joint are described with resources from several different perspectives. The lessons learned demonstrate failures at the federal, professional, and individual level.

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页码：3033 / 3046

页数：14