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Scand J Plast Recons · Jan 2008
Case ReportsTranszygomatic coronoidectomy as a treatment for pseudoankylosis of the mandible after transtemporal surgery.
- Shimpei Miyamoto, Akihiko Takushima, Akira Momosawa, Mine Ozaki, and Kiyonori Harii.
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. shinpei@kyorin-u.ac.jp
- Scand J Plast Recons. 2008 Jan 1;42(5):267-70.
AbstractPseudoankylosis of the mandible after a transtemporal operation is rare. In patients with severely limited mouth opening, a transzygomatic approach is the approach of choice. We report a case of pseudoankylosis of the mandible that was successfully treated by transzygomatic coronoidectomy.
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