title: A surgical technique using vertical ramus osteotomy without detaching lateral pterygoid muscle for high condylar fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kameda General Hospital, Kamogawa, Japan. sasakikm@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Ryuichirou
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watahiki
authors.forename: Motoi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogura
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery