Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1794-1803 , September 2008

Outcomes of Total Alloplastic Replacement With Periarticular Autogenous Fat Grafting for Management of Reankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint

  • Louis G. Mercuri, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL; and Clinical Consultant, TMJ Concepts, Ventura, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Mercuri: Loyola University Medical Center, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2160 South First Avenue, 105-1814, Maywood, IL 60153
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  • Firas Alcheikh Ali, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
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  • Robert Woolson, JD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistician, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines Hospital, CSPCC, Hines, IL

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Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1794-1803 , September 2008

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