British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 176-177 , April 2010

An unusual cranial dislocation of the mandibular condyle

  • Timothy E. Lloyd

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XY, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 2920742442.
  • ,
  • Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam

,Accepted 22 August 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00546-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.031

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 176-177 , April 2010