title: Dislocation of the mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa.
abstract: Dislocation of the mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa is an uncommon event. A case report is presented based on a patient (32-year-old female) who sustained a traumatic left condyle fracture with superior dislocation into the middle cranial fossa due to a high-speed car accident. The diagnosis was done four months after trauma. Via a preauricular approach, left condylectomy and transposition of temporal muscle flap was performed. Postoperatively, the patient stayed for two weeks with intermaxillary fixation and four months of physical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery, Centre for Craniofacial Deformities and Orbital Surgery, S. Anna Hospital and University, Ferrara, Italy. csr@unife.it
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clauser
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tieghi
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polito
authors.forename: Manlio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galiè
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000601:surgery