TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronal approach for the replacement of the condylar head in bilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis
T2 - Report of three cases
AU - Kao, Shou Yen
AU - Luo, Jason
AU - Yang, Jack
AU - Jo, Cheng Jii
AU - Chang, Richard Che Shoa
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Limitation of mouth opening has long been the chief complaint for patients who suffer from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis. For surgical treatment of this disease, several ways have been employed for access to the condylar fossa, including the preauricular, postauricular, perimeatal, endaural and Risdon approaches. In this article, we report three patients with bilateral TMJ ankylosis who underwent replacement of both condylar heads using the bicoronal approach. The advantages demonstrated with this surgical technique are ease of access to the condylar head, ideal surgical exposure field, utility of temporalis muscle and fascia and minimal risk of facial paralysis.
AB - Limitation of mouth opening has long been the chief complaint for patients who suffer from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis. For surgical treatment of this disease, several ways have been employed for access to the condylar fossa, including the preauricular, postauricular, perimeatal, endaural and Risdon approaches. In this article, we report three patients with bilateral TMJ ankylosis who underwent replacement of both condylar heads using the bicoronal approach. The advantages demonstrated with this surgical technique are ease of access to the condylar head, ideal surgical exposure field, utility of temporalis muscle and fascia and minimal risk of facial paralysis.
KW - Condylar head replacement
KW - Coronal approach
KW - Temporomandibular joint ankylosis
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10389298
AN - SCOPUS:0033038482
SN - 0578-1337
VL - 62
SP - 388
EP - 394
JO - Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)
JF - Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)
IS - 6
ER -