Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1949;31:107-114.
© 1949 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
RESTRICTED JAW MOTION DUE TO OSTEOCHONDROMA OF THE CORONOID PROCESS
Richard T. Shackelford M.D.1 and
Webster H. Brown M.D.1
1 Departmerds of Surgery and Radiology of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and University, Baltimore
Progressive limitation of motion of the jaw can be caused by osteochondroma of the coronoid process of the mandible or by a bony growth in the zygoma. A special position for roentgenography may be necessary to demonstrate this lesion. The operative procedure described here has proved to be satisfactory.