Treatment of Long-standing Condylar Dislocation with Vertical Ramus Osteotomy: A Case Report

Condylar dislocation is not an uncommon condition and occurs when the condyles are displaced anterior to the articular eminence and are unable to reduce back into the glenoid fossa. Long-standing dislocations are difficult to treat with the conservative methods and usually need surgical intervention...

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Autores principales: Nezafati, Saeed, Ashkhasi, Leila, Ghavimi, Mohammadali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973156
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/joddd.2015.011
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Sumario:Condylar dislocation is not an uncommon condition and occurs when the condyles are displaced anterior to the articular eminence and are unable to reduce back into the glenoid fossa. Long-standing dislocations are difficult to treat with the conservative methods and usually need surgical intervention. In this paper, a long-standing dislocation treated by bilateral extra-oral ramus osteotomy is described and the literature is reviewed.

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