Variants and Modifications of the Retroauricular Approach Using in Temporomandibular Joint Surgery: A Systematic Review

Introduction: The retroauricular approach (RA) has been developed in order to expose the temporomandibular joint in a way that minimizes the risk of injury to the facial nerve and masks the postoperative scar. One of its characteristics is an excellent posterolateral view of the mandibular head, whi...

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Main Authors: Maciej Sikora, Maciej Chęciński, Zuzanna Nowak, Dariusz Chlubek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/10/2049