Anesthetic Management of a 14 Year Old Girl Weighing Only 20 Kg with Bilateral Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis with Profound Micrognathia

Dr. M. Sneha Valli, Dr. R. Kondareddy, Dr. C. G. Raghuram

Abstract: Congenital Temporomandibular Joint ankylosis is a tricky entity and usually associated with ill and improper development of the mandible. We discuss a case of a 14 year old girl with Congenital Temporomandibular joint ankylosis posted for an elective Bilateral gap orthoplasty with temporal fascia interposition with right coronoidectomy and its anaesthetic implications.

Keywords: ankylosis, difficult airway management, awake nasal intubation, temporomandibular joint