Refractory Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation – Reduction Using the Wrist Pivot Method
We report a case of a 19-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with refractory atraumatic temporomandibular joint dislocation. Multiple attempts at reduction by emergency physicians before and after sedation were unsuccessful. The dislocation was eventually reduced using the wrist...
Main Authors: | Vincent W.M. Lum, Juliana Poh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-10-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/42d1s3cv |
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