title: Pseudoankylosis of the mandible after temporal bone attached craniotomy.
abstract: Mandibular hypomobility after intracranial surgical procedures is seldom encountered. A case of limited oral opening after temporal bone attached craniotomy is described. The condition is due to fibrosis of the temporalis muscle resulting in a pseudoankylosis of the temporomandibular joint. The appropriate operative intervention is transoral coronoidectomy, which restores normal joint function.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Hollins
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Moyer
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Tu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000503:physiopathology; D010027:Osteotomy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013701:Temporal Bone