Open AccessSequela de fratura temporal simulando trauma intra-capsular da articulação temporomandibular
Author(s) -
João Carlos Birnfeld Wagner,
Maurício Roth Volkweis,
Eduardo Luis Gerhardt,
Juliana Guarnieri Panazzolo,
Aline de Martini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista da faculdade de odontologia de porto alegre
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2177-0018
pISSN - 0566-1854
DOI - 10.22456/2177-0018.111021
Subject(s) - sequela , medicine , condyle , temporomandibular joint , reduction (mathematics) , magnetic resonance imaging , orthodontics , surgery , radiology , geometry , mathematics
This paper is a clinical report of a male patient, who had suffered a left temporal bone fracture. At the Emergency Service, the fracture reduction was performed, with the emporal muscle incision. After two months, the patient presented a deviation to the left side during mouth opening and function limitation. Computadorized tomography and magnetic resonance were perfomed to investigate a condyle fracture or internal dearrangement of the temporomandibular joint. Both revealed the integrity of the structures. So, the temporal muscle generated the problem as a result of wound healing. The patient was submitted to physiotherapy sessions and recovered the temporal muscle function.