Recurrent temporomandibular joint subluxation and facial ecchymosis leading to diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: report of surgical management and review of the literature.

This article reports a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome for whom the syndrome was diagnosed as a result of her TMJ complaints. The surgical management of the patient's joint laxity is discussed, and a review of the syndrome's biochemical basis, clinical features, and importance to the surgeon is presented.