Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1238-1241 , June 2010

Open Versus Closed Treatment of Unilateral Subcondylar and Condylar Neck Fractures: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study

  • Anil Kumar Danda, BDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Danda: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha University, 162 Poonamalle High Road, Velappanchavadi, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600077 India
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  • M.R. Muthusekhar, BDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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  • Vinod Narayanan, BDS, MDS, FDSRCS, MOMSRCPS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
    • ,
  • Mirza F. Baig, BDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
    • ,
  • Avinash Siddareddi, BDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha University, Chennai, India

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PII: S0278-2391(09)01746-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.09.042

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1238-1241 , June 2010

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