Ann Plast Reconstr Surg | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access

A Novel Technique to Treat Traumatic Lateral Displacement of Condyle of the Mandible by Using a Fabricated Titanium Cage

Anantheswar Rao YN^*, Ashok B Chandrappa, Srikanth Vasudevan, Sudarshan N Reddy and Ritu Batt

Department of Plastic Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, India

^*Correspondance to: Anantheswar Rao YN 

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Abstract

Lateral displacement of condyle of the mandible is a rare, debilitating condition. It is most often associated with trauma and its management is challenging. We discuss a new technique to handle lateral displacement of mandibular condyle by using a titanium cage that we fabricated and obtained a good final outcome.

Keywords:

Condylar dislocation; Pan facial fracture; TMJ; Lateral displacement; Fabricated titanium cage

Citation:

nantheswar Rao YN, Chandrappa AB, Vasudevan S, Reddy SN, Batt R. A Novel Technique to Treat Traumatic Lateral Displacement of Condyle of the Mandible by Using a Fabricated Titanium Cage. Ann Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019; 3(3): 1036..