?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Rare+Case+of+Post+Septic+Temporomandibular+Joint+Ankylosis&rft.creator=Baruah%2C+B&rft.creator=Sengupta%2C+S&rft.creator=Ilapakurty%2C+B&rft.creator=Kesari%2C+SP&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Temporomandibular+joint+ankylosis+involves+fusion+of+the+mandibular+condyle+to+the+base+of+the+skull.+It+is+a+major+clinical+problem+that+affects+many+patients+suffering+from+facial+trauma%2C+infection+or+systemic+disease.+The+treatment+of+Temporomandibular+joint+ankylosis+poses+a+significant+challenge+because+of+technical+difficulties+and+a+high+incidence+of+recurrence.+This+report+describe+a+rare+case+of+a+16+year-man+with+complete+inability+to+open+his+mouth%2C+diagnosed+with+unilateral+post+septic+left+bony+Temporomandibular+joint+ankylosis.+The+surgical+approach+consisted+of+gap+arthroplasty+followed+by+vigorous+physiotherapy.+&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-08-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9165%2F1%2F2013-2-17.pdf&rft.identifier=++Baruah%2C+B+and+Sengupta%2C+S+and+Ilapakurty%2C+B+and+Kesari%2C+SP++(2013)+A+Rare+Case+of+Post+Septic+Temporomandibular+Joint+Ankylosis.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9165%2F