title: Posterior dislocation of mandibular condyle into external auditory canal. A case report.
abstract: A case is reported of a 49-year-old edentulous patient who suffered a posterior dislocation of the right fractured mandibular condyle causing a fracture of the tympanic plate. This was associated with a right transverse fracture of the petrous bone and an intact tympanic membrane. Some of the problems related to this condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Antoniades
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karakasis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daggilas
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000293:injuries