Garret has been diagnosed with ankylosis, or extreme stiffening, in his temporomandibular joint. His doctor wants to perform arthroclasia to try to help Garret regain movement. What does this mean? (1 point) Responses inserting an instrument to examine his TMJ inserting an instrument to examine his TMJ surgically breaking his TMJ surgically breaking his TMJ creating an opening to drain his TMJ creating an opening to drain his TMJ fusing together his TMJ fusing together his TMJ

Answer 1

Arthroclasia is a surgical procedure involving the breaking up of adhesions or stiffening in a joint to restore its movement. In Garret's case, this means that the doctor will be surgically breaking his TMJ (temporomandibular joint) to help regain movement. Therefore, the correct response is:

surgically breaking his TMJ.