Ozcan M, Akin S, Ozbek S, Kahveci R, Safak E, Karacalar A
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.
Microsurgery. 1998;18(3):152-5. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1998)18:3<152::aid-micr3>3.0.co;2-n.
Free microvascular transfer of the second metatarsophalangeal joint was performed for the treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis in a 15-year-old male patient. The result is excellent in one-year follow-up. The technique seems to be a good alternative to the problem in selected patients.