title: Abducens palsy after temporomandibular joint arthroscopy: a rare complication.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a minimally invasive and safe procedure; nevertheless, some accidents and complications have been described in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  The purpose of this article is to describe a case report of a patient that progressed to paralysis of the abducens nerve after a TMJ arthroscopy procedure.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Area, College of Dentistry, State University of São Paulo-UNESP, Av. Eng. Francisco José Longo, 777, São José dos Campos, 12245-000, Brazil. fabio.sato@ict.unesp.br.
authors.forename: Fábio Ricardo Loureiro
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Corrêa
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Tavares
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology*; D004948:Esotropia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Abducens nerve; Arthroplasty; Arthroscopy; Diplopia; Ophthalmoplegia; Tempomandibular joint