w d f ractures of the condylar head are generally treated conseratively because exposure and fixation are difficult without amaging the facial nerve. Conservative treatment is also recmmended for children or for patients whose condylar head s in several fragments.1 The conservative approach requires ong-term treatment, whereas open surgery can provide early ecovery of occlusion and movement of ...

Asymmetric malocclusion is a common problem in children with transverse and vertical dental anomalies. These asymmetries can be skeletal, dental, functional or combination of these. The aim of this study was to determine condylar position and quantifying inclination of frontal occlusal plane in patients with transversal and vertical dentofacial discrepancy. The study group consisted of 80 patie...

PURPOSE To assess the prevalence and appearance of the posterior condylar canal using high-resolution CT. METHODS One hundred twenty-three high-resolution temporal bone CT examinations were retrospectively reviewed for the presence or absence of the posterior condylar canal. Thirty-four gross skulls were also examined. RESULTS The posterior condylar canal was identified on CT bilaterally in...

BACKGROUND Studies of medial and lateral femoral posterior condylar offset have disagreed on whether posterior condylar offset affects maximum knee flexion angle after TKA. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked whether posterior condylar offset was correlated with knee flexion angle 1 year after surgery in (1) a PCL-retaining meniscal-bearing TKA implant, or in (2) a PCL-substituting mobile-bearing TKA...

Objective: To investigate the symptoms and pathology related to classification of temporomandibular joint traumatic arthritis (TMJTA) and the use of classification of various forms. Methods: The clinical and imaging data of 41 patients with TMJTA caused by joint blunt trauma, 32 patients with chronic TMJTA caused by condylar fractures and 6 patients with a long time opening limitation after con...

One of the many growth anomalies that affect the mandibular condyle is hemimandibular elongation without any condylar hyperplasia. Condylar growth patterns can be evaluated by serial clinical comparisons, cephalometric tracings and bone scanning with technetium 99m phosphate. However, no ideal method has been found to assess whether condylar overgrowth is “inactive”. Therapy is guided by the pa...