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  • Title: Changes in the main masticatory muscles in CT after mandibular condyle fracture.
    Author: Raustia AM, Oikarinen KS, Pyhtinen J.
    Journal: Rofo; 1990 Nov; 153(5):501-4. PubMed ID: 2173052.
    Abstract:
    The aim was to study changes in the main masticatory muscles after mandibular condyle fracture as seen by CT, comparing the densities and sizes of the masseter, medial pterygoid and lateral pterygoid muscles on the fractured side with those on the non-fractured side. More or less permanent muscular changes are detectable several years after the accident, especially in the lateral pterygoid muscle, which is attached to the condylar head. This muscle was statistically significantly smaller (p less than 0.001) on the fractured side. Examination of the masticatory muscles immediately after the fracture and at intervals afterwards could reveal more about the pathogenesis of the changes in these muscles.
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