Surgical correction of pseudoankylosis and microgenia: report of case.
The coronoid process was fused to the zygomatic buttress and posterior aspect of the maxilla, resulting in a restricted mandibular opening. In addition to the functional limitation, the patient also had a skeletal deformity of microgenia. A coronoidectomy released the extracapsular ankylosis and restored normal mandibular function, and an augmentation genioplasty corrected a contour deficient chin.
D000328:Adult; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002680:Chin / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery