Statement of problem: Condylar hyperplasia of the mandible is a self limiting abnormality which can cause facial asymmetry, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction and esthetic problems. Treatment planning is based on the results of isotope scanning, clinical findings and patient age. Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) is considered to be a sensitive method in the calculation of condyl...

Statement of the Problem. The clinical significance of condyle-fossa relationships in the temporomandibular joint is a matter of controversy. Different studies have evaluated whether the position of the condyle is a predictor of the presence of temporomandibular disorder. Purpose. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the condylar position according to gender in patients with temp...

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 AND AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the clinical and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) findings in relation to bony changes in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).METHODS: According to the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorder (RDC/TMD), forty-one patients with type II TMD (42 TM joints) and type III TMD (40 TM joi...

A three degree dynamic model of manipulator included a screw-nut auxiliary is introduced. Considering the random disturbance and the to the manipulator in practical situation , the adaptive iterative learning controller is designed. The simulation was conducted under MATLAB environment ,the result shows that the controller can efficiently track the trajectory with high accuracy. The result of t...

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...

Introduction: Improving the postoperative knee motion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has become a major goal for orthopaedic surgeons and joint prosthesis. The effect of the implant posterior condylar offset has recently generated much enthusiasm among researchers. [1] Some reports were concerned about the relationship between the posterior condylar offset and an extension gap. However, the p...