title: [X-ray and clinical characteristics in sagittal fracture of the mandibular condyle].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the X-ray and clinical characteristics in sagittal fracture of the mandibular condyle (SFMC).
  
  
  METHODS
  14 cases (15 sides) of SFMC in 48 cases who had condylar fractures were studied in the research, every patient was examined by the conventional x-ray, 2D-CT and 3D-CT, and followed up for 3-39 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fracture line mainly passed through lateral 1/3 and middle 1/3 of anterior condyle and the middle 1/3 of posterior condyle. Following-up (3-39 months) showed that the patients' occlusions were normal in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fracture line mainly located in the lateral pterygoid muscle fossa. Good results can be gotten by effective treatment. The 2D-CT and 3D-CT are valuable to the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325000, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography