Unilateral atrophy of the mandibular condyle after closed subcondylar osteotony for correction of mandibular prognathism.
A case of unilateral atrophy of the mandibular condyle after bilateral closed subcondylar osteotomies for the correction of mandibular prognathism has been presented. Some of the possible causes have been discussed.
D001284:Atrophy; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011378:Prognathism / Q000601:surgery*