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Temporo‐Mandibular Joint Ankylosis and Oro‐Nasal Fistula as Complications of Facial Trauma
Author(s) -
Summers L.,
Pearce Robert L.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05733.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ankylosis , facial trauma , orthodontics , fistula , dentistry , surgery
Condylar fractures with or without disruption of the temporo‐mandibular joint occur commonly with other facial injuries. The subsequent development of ankylosis presents surgical and ancesthetic problems in management and results in severe physical disability to the patictit. Oro‐nasal fistula is a rare complication of fractures involving the middle third of the facial skeleton, and two cases are reported