Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1184-1190 , June 2009

Histologic Study of Adhesions in the Upper Joint Compartment of the Temporomandibular Joint

  • ShanYong Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Attending Doctor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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  • Chi Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Yang: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 639, Zhi Zao Ju Rd, 200011, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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  • MinJie Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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  • XiuMing Liu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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  • ZhiQiang Feng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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  • XieYi Cai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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  • LiZhen Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

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 This study was supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai (08DZ2271100), a grant from Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (project No. S30206), a grant from Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Health (grant No. 2008160), a project of Shanghai “Phosphor” Science Foundation (grant No. 04QMH1415), and a grant from the PhD Programs Foundation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (No. BXJ0926).

PII: S0278-2391(08)01832-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.005

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1184-1190 , June 2009

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