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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 4 The position of the condyle in relation to the disc on MRI

From: Characteristics of temporomandibular joint structures after mandibular condyle fractures revealed by magnetic resonance imaging

 

Condyle position

Anterior to disc

Normal

Posterior to disc

Dislocation

13 (28)

5 (11)

 

Displacement

 

8 (17)

2 (4)

No displacement

 

7 (15)

8 (17)

Lateral displacement

  

2 (4)

Chip fracture

 

1 (2)

1 (2)

Contralateral

 

9 (43)

12 (57)

  1. ( ): % in total fractured or contralateral joints
  2. p < 0.01 (statistically significant for condyle position and fracture, chi-square test)
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