title: A study of mandibular ramus anatomy and its significance to sagittal split osteotomy.
abstract: A study is presented, which investigates the position of fusion between the buccal and lingual cortical plates. The knowledge of this position will direct the placement of horizontal medial osteotomy in modified sagittal split osteotomy.
authors.affiliation: Detroit Receiving Hospital, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Tom
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Martone
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mintz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors