Difficult Intubation Related to Ankylosis of Temporomandibular Joint After Craniotomy

Petit, J; Boulonnais, Caroline; Graftieaux, J.-P.; Malinovsky, Jean‐Marc

doi:10.1097/01.ana.0000171731.41008.93

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“…The frontotemporal approach among the neurosurgical craniotomies is usually chosen for its advantage to expose the skull base and saddle area completely. However, the inappropriate dissection of the temporalis often induces the postoperative myotitis and atrophy, which may lead to mouth opening limitation (1–7). Based on the anatomy of the temporal muscles, some steps are recommended to preserve the temporalis (10–12).…”

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“…Sporadic cases of the severely limited mouth opening or mandibular pseudo‐ankylosis occur after the neurosurgical procedures for the cerebral tumor or ruptured cerebral aneurysm in the previous literatures (1–6). The approaches of these craniotomies are often involved in the flap of the temporalis (7, 8), and limited mouth opening in these circumstances is regarded as the consequences of scarring and shortening of the temporalis.…”

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Ankylosis of temporomandibular joint after the traumatic brain injury: a report of two cases

Meng

Long

et al. 2011

Dental Traumatology

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Mouth opening limitation after the neurosurgical procedures is a common complication and usually resolves within 3 months. If limited mouth opening remains unresolved on the long term, an intra-articular ankylosis of temporomandibular joint may develop eventually. The possible mechanisms base on the myositis and atrophy of the masticatory muscles for these craniotomies are often involved in the temporalis. This article reports two unusual cases with the intra-articular ankylosis of temporomandibular joint after the traumatic brain injury, who received a modified surgical treatment for joint ankylosis. Therefore, the early diagnosis and intervention are important to minimize these complications.

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