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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 42, 2008 - Issue 5
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Transzygomatic coronoidectomy as a treatment for pseudoankylosis of the mandible after transtemporal surgery

Shimpei Miyamoto Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Akihiko Takushima Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
,
Akira Momosawa Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
,
Mine Ozaki Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
&
Kiyonori Harii Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 267-270 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Pseudoankylosis 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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