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Review
. 2016 May;54(4):457-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.08.002. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

Traumatic superolateral dislocation of the mandibular condyle: case report and review

Tabishur Rahman  1 , Ghulam Sarwar Hashmi  2 , Mohammad Kalim Ansari  3
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Review

Traumatic superolateral dislocation of the mandibular condyle: case report and review

Tabishur Rahman et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 May.

Abstract

We describe what is to our knowledge the first report of a patient who presented with a superolateral dislocation of the mandible, in which the medial portion of the left condyle was fractured and the lateral fragment was hooked on the zygomatic arch without any other associated fracture.

Keywords: Condyle; Dislocation; Fracture; Superolateral; Trauma.

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