Abstract
Mandibular hypomobility after intracranial surgical procedures is seldom encountered. A case of limited oral opening after temporal bone attached craniotomy is described. The condition is due to fibrosis of the temporalis muscle resulting in a pseudoankylosis of the temporomandibular joint. The appropriate operative intervention is transoral coronoidec-tomy, which restores normal joint function.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 137-139 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
Keywords
- Ankylosis
- Coronoidectomy
- Fibrosis
- Pseudoankylosis
- Temporomandibular