Infection of a prosthetic temporomandibular joint in an intravenous drug abuser

Joseph Nawrocki; Vincent Ziccardi; George C. Sotereanos

doi:10.1016/0278-2391(91)90315-D

Infection of a prosthetic temporomandibular joint in an intravenous drug abuser

Joseph Nawrocki, Vincent Ziccardi, George C. Sotereanos

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Late infection of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis is a rare complication.¹ To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an infected total TMJ prosthesis occurring from possible hematogenous bacterial seeding in an intravenous (IV) drug abuser.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1339-1340
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume	49
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2391(91)90315-D
State	Published - Dec 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery
Oral Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology

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Infection of a prosthetic temporomandibular joint in an intravenous drug abuser

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