Dislocation of the mandibular condyle into the middle cranial fossa causing an epidural haematoma

Traumatic head injuries in patients with maxillofacial fractures: a retrospective case–control study

“…Patients with mandibular condylar fractures had lower risk of head injuries (OR = 0.3, P = 0.019). Thus far, few studies have reported on the condylar process penetrating into the skull base (27)(28)(29). Furthermore, the mandibular condylar usually fractures the subcondylar region, acting as a 'safety mechanism' to prevent dislocation into the cranial cavity (27).…”

Features and management of intracranial mandibular condyle dislocation after trauma

“…13 Direct impact on the chin when the mouth is in the open position was another significant factor for these dislocations. 5 The most possible etiology of the patients in this study was direct impact on the chin, because both of them suffered impingement on their chins in the accidents.…”

“…Clinical features may contain restriction of mandibular motion, preauricular pain, deviation of the chin to the affected side, ipsilateral open bite with a contralateral cross-bite, or an ipsilateral loss of the lower facial height. 5,13,15 If the penetrations accompany these neurological signs, such as epidural hematoma, loss of consciousness, nausea, facial nerve paralysis or paresis, ipsilateral hearing loss, and cerebrospinal fluid leakage, it may indicate injuries in the brain. 5,[16][17][18] In the cases in this study, the patients' only complaint was restriction of mandibular motion with malocclusion, which could lead to missed or delayed diagnosis.…”

“…Since 1960, only 49 cases of patients with intracranial dislocation of the mandibular condyle, including the cases in this study, have been reported in English literature. [5][6][7] In this paper, the authors present two cases with discussion of etiology, clinical features, and surgical treatments.…”

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. 4,5,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Rosa et al reported 55 cases using Medline and PubMed search engines between 1960 and 2005. Between 2005 and 2014, 11 new cases were reported according to our PubMed search.…”