title: Temporomandibular joint reconstruction with free microvascular transfer of the metatarsophalangeal joint: a case report.
abstract: Free microvascular transfer of the second metatarsophalangeal joint was performed for the treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis in a 15-year-old male patient. The result is excellent in one-year follow-up. The technique seems to be a good alternative to the problem in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozbek
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kahveci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Safak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karacalar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*