Technical report and rare case description—patient-specific spacer made of bone cement for the revision of a PSI-TMJ fossa after screw fracture

Total alloplastic temporomandibular joint replacement (TMJ-TJR) has once again become the focus of therapy for end-stage destroyed joints. Although material quality has increased significantly in terms of service life and wear, problems occur even with patient-specific (PSI) prostheses. Here, mainly the ramus components are affected and an occurrence of screw loosening or fractures in the area of the fossa of stock joints is rare and has not yet been described for patient-specific (PSI) components. Although very rare, such events pose a great challenge to both practitioners and affected patients, especially in the case of PSI components, not least due to the long time required for new fabrication. The case report shows a non-described screw fracture of a PSI-TMJ fossa and the first description of a temporary revision using a PSI-TMJ fossa made of bone cement.