Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 8 The signal intensity of the fossa, eminence, and mastoid after trauma on MRI

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

	Fossa-eminence			Mastoid
	High	Low	Flat	Normal	High	Normal
Fractured				47 (100)	8 (17)	39 (83)
Contralateral	1 (5)			20 (95)	1 (5)	20 (95)

( ): % in total fractured or contralateral joints
p > 0.05 (statistically not significant, chi-square test)

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