FRACTURE OF COSTOCHONDRAL GRAFT IN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - AN UNEXPECTED COMPLICATION

Authors
MERKX MAW FREIHOFER HPM
Citation
Maw. Merkx et Hpm. Freihofer, FRACTURE OF COSTOCHONDRAL GRAFT IN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - AN UNEXPECTED COMPLICATION, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 24(2), 1995, pp. 142-144
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
142 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1995)24:2<142:FOCGIT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The case of a 35-year-old woman with a history of several temporomandi bular joint (TMJ) operations, including condylectomy, is reported. She presented with myofacial pain and partial fibrous ankylosis of her ri ght TMJ. The ankylosis was released and an autogenous costochondral gr aft was used to restore the vertical dimension of the ramus. About 3 m onths after surgery, a fracture of the graft occurred during physical therapy. The cause of this complication is discussed with reference to the literature.