Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation following pulmonary function testing: A case report and review of closed reduction techniques

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 435-436

  Oliphant, Raymondo ^a,c   Key, B ^a   Chung, D ^a   Dawson, C ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Belford Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OTALGIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AGED; DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 47349088031     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.055038     Document Type: Article

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