Air bag implicated in temporomandibular joint injury.
A patient's impact with an automatic air bag deployed during a vehicular collision causes injury to the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). The injury was confirmed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Department of Radiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000293:injuries*