British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 7 , Pages 534-537 , October 2007

A comparison of MRI, radiographic and clinical findings of the position of the TMJ articular disc following open treatment of condylar neck fractures

  • Alexander Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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  • Diana Zahnert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Steffen Klengel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
    • ,
  • Richard Loukota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 113 343 6219; fax: +44 113 343 6264.
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  • Uwe Eckelt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany

,Accepted 23 November 2006.

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PII: S0266-4356(06)00272-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.11.019

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 7 , Pages 534-537 , October 2007

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