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Surgical correction of temporomandibular joint ankylosis
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
A better understanding of facial growth processes and pathophysiology of temporomandibular joint ankylosis should lead to an improved surgical outcome. Surgical anatomy, pathophysiology, and treatment options are reviewed. Suggestions for varying the procedure in patients in whom facial growth is not complete are discussed.