Russia (bbabo.net), - For the first time in the Nizhny Novgorod region, a total temporomandibular joint replacement was performed at the University Clinic of the Volga Research Medical University. In Russia, such operations are performed by single clinics.

An eighteen-year-old patient, due to a jaw injury, received a disease called ankylosis: it partially or completely suppresses the mobility of the lower jaw. They tried to help the girl, but several operations performed before that could not restore the functionality of the joint. It was painful for her even to eat.

Individual joint implants were created for the patient, which were successfully installed at the University Hospital. Sergey Epifanov, Head of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry of the Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, was invited to perform this complex operation.

The PIMU emphasized that the professionalism of the team of doctors was manifested in the fact that the operation was performed near the base of the skull. In this area, there is a high risk of damage to large vessels and nerves. The experience gained by Nizhny Novgorod surgeons will make it possible to perform such operations in Nizhny Novgorod.

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