Long-standing luxation of the mandible. Report of a case and review of the Japanese literature.
A case of a long-standing bilateral forward luxation of the temporomandibular joint is presented. A 79-year-old woman with a luxation of 2 month's duration was treated by the so-called Fink's method. In addition, 18 cases of prolonged luxation of the mandible reported in the Japanese literature are reviewed with respect to several clinical items.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*