title: Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation with locked mandibular impaction.
abstract: Bilateral anterior temporomandibular joint dislocation is very rare, with only 2 reported cases published. In the present report, we describe a healthy 25-year-old man from Haida Gwaii, in British Columbia, Canada, who was transferred to our tertiary trauma center with life-threatening complications of a bilateral anterior temporomandibular joint dislocation with locked mandibular impaction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Burn, Plastic and Trauma Unit, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. SallyLHynes@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sally L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hynes
authors.forename: Leigh A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: D Ross
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Courtemanche
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Boyle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000293:injuries; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000209:etiology