Reduction of prolonged bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation by midline mandibulotomy

S-H Lee; S-I Son; J-H Park; I-S Park; J-H Nam

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2006.03.023

Reduction of prolonged bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation by midline mandibulotomy

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Nov;35(11):1054-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2006.03.023. Epub 2006 Jul 7.

Authors

S-H Lee¹, S-I Son, J-H Park, I-S Park, J-H Nam

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. shalee@knu.ac.kr

PMID: 16829033
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2006.03.023

Abstract

Various surgical procedures have been used to reduce prolonged bilateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint, but with some complications. A prolonged bilateral dislocation of the mandibular condyle was simply reduced by a midline mandibulotomy without any complications. One year postoperatively, joint function was unimpeded and there was no recurrence of condylar dislocation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Aged
Female
Humans
Joint Dislocations / diagnostic imaging
Joint Dislocations / surgery*
Mandible / surgery*
Musculoskeletal Manipulations
Radiography
Temporomandibular Joint / diagnostic imaging
Temporomandibular Joint / injuries*
Temporomandibular Joint / surgery
Treatment Outcome