The surgical management of extra-articular ankylosis in noma patients

Extraarticular ankylosis occurs frequently in children suffering from noma sequelae. Over 20years of operating on these patients, we observed high recurrence of mouth opening limitation. We therefore progressively changed our surgical strategy. This retrospective study compares the impact of different parameters (types of surgery, noma type, physiotherapy compliance, age and sex) on immediate and long-term mouth opening. It includes a series of 121 patients with extraarticular ankylosis operated on between 1990 and 2015.

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