Dislocation of a fractured mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa: a case treated by an extracranial approach

Abstract

The case is reported to emphasize the need for careful radiological investigation in case of condylar fractures and the effectiveness of the extracranial route to surgically treat these rare complications.

A Case of Glenoid Fossa Fracture, Progressive Ankylosis, Total Joint Reconstruction with Alloplastic Prosthesis to Normalized Function Including Evaluation with F18-PET/CT–a Four Year Follow-up

“…Dislocation of the mandibular condyle to the mid-cranial fossa is a rare event, with 66 cases, the present case included, reported in the literature 4514151617181920212223. Rosa et al reported 55 cases using Medline and PubMed search engines between 1960 and 2005.…”

Superior Dislocation of the Mandibular Condyle into the Middle Cranial Fossa: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

“…In cases with a late diagnosis, the dislocated condyle and fragments of the fossa can be adhered, and forceful reduction can result in an intracranial injury. Therefore, a condylectomy [9,10,17,26,68,89], condylotomy [4,7,44,49,52,63,69], or gap arthroplasty [5,33,60,95] is required.…”

“…After open reduction, the glenoid fossa should be reconstructed to ensure separation from the cranial cavity and re-establish a functional articulation using autogenous or alloplastic material, including bone [17,35,38,42,45,49,51,[55][56][57][58][59]66,68,80,84,97,98,102], cartilage [52,58,60,69], temporalis fascia [29,37,64,71,80,95,101,109], temporalis muscle [62,63,73,96,103,106], titanium plates [40,47,81,88,89], silicon [22,37], Silastic [16], Gelfoam [7], or Duragen [86] (Table S2). Reconstruction of the condyle is required t...…”

Traumatic dislocation of the mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa complicated by temporal lobe intracerebral hemorrhage: literature review and our case

“…Існують три основні процедури для лікування ТДГНЩ до черепної порожнини [4,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]: 1) закрите переміщення головки нижньої щелепи під загальною анес тезією, 2) відкрита хірургічна корекція з краніотомією, 3) кондилотомія. Оптимальний спосіб лікування обирають індивідуально залежно від КТкартини [4,9,21].…”