Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 552-558 , March 2009

Application of Modified Retromandibular Approach Indirectly From the Anterior Edge of the Parotid Gland in the Surgical Treatment of Condylar Fracture

  • Wei Tang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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  • Chao Gao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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  • Jie Long, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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  • Yunfeng Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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  • Hang Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
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  • Lei Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
    • ,
  • Weidong Tian, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, P.R. China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Tian: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No.14, 3rd Section, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, P.R. China 610041

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 Wei Tang and Chao Gao contributed equally to this study.

 This work was supported by generous grants from the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (no. 30772423) and the Programs of Science and Technology Commission Foundation of Sichuan Province, China (nos. 2006Z09-022 and 0040305301091).

PII: S0278-2391(08)01128-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.066

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 552-558 , March 2009

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