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Table 6 The signal intensity of the condyle and retrodiscal tissue on MRI

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

 

Condyle

Retrodiscal tissue

 

High

Low

Normal

High

Low

Normal

Dislocation

  

18 (38)

7 (15)

 

11 (23)

Displacement

  

10 (21)

2 (4)

 

8 (17)

No displacement

2 (4)

 

13 (28)

2 (4)

 

13 (28)

Lateral displacement

  

2 (4)

  

2 (4)

Chip fracture

  

2 (4)

  

2 (4)

Contralateral

1 (5)

 

20 (95)

2 (10)

 

19 (91)

  1. ( ): % in total fractured or contralateral joints
  2. p > 0.05 (statistically insignificant for signals of disc/retrodiscal tissue and fracture, chi-square test)