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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2007; 40(02): 202-204
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699204
Case Report
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Trismus: An unusual presentation following road accident

S jagdeep thakur
Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, i.g. medical college, shimla
,
C G.S chauhan
,
vijay K diwana
,
C dayal chauhan
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15 January 2020 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Trismus due to trauma usually follows road accidents leading to massive faciomaxillary injury. in the literature there is no report of a foreign body causing trismus following a road accident, this rare case is an exception. we present a case of isolated presentation of trismus following a road accident. this case report stresses on the thorough evaluation of patients presenting with trismus following a road accident.

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foreign body - trismus
 
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