Zygomaticocoronoid ankylosis with possible myositis ossificans: a very rare case

• Published in: Oral radiology Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 292 - 296
• Main Authors: Eşer, Gözde, Duman, Şuayip Burak, Yolcu, Ümit, Erdoğan, Eren, Alan, Hilal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.04.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adipose tissue; Adult; Ankylosis; Ankylosis - diagnostic imaging; Ankylosis - pathology; Case Report; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Imaging; Inflammatory diseases; Jaw; Medicine; Muscles; Musculoskeletal diseases; Myositis; Myositis ossificans; Myositis Ossificans - diagnostic imaging; Myositis Ossificans - surgery; Nerves; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Pterygoid Muscles; Radiology; Soft tissues; Tendons; Zygomatic arch; Ankylosis; Cone beam computed tomography; Coronoid process; Myositis ossificans

Ankylosis forming between the zygomatic arch and the coronoid process is a rarely encountered pathological extracapsular ankylosis. Its treatment protocol consists of surgical removal of the coronoid process with the ankylotic mass and jaw opening-closing exercises after surgery. Myositis ossificans...