title: [Applied anatomy of adult mandibular ramus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study applied anatomy of adult mandibular ramus and condyle.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observation and measurement were made on 16 adult mandibular rami and condyles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thickness became gradually greater within 15 mm from the back edge of ramus. Some adult mandibular rami had no spongy bone at the level of 10 mm above mandibular foramen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These date are very important for application of lag screw osteosynthesis in condylar fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, PLA 409 Hospital, Qingdao Shandong 266100, China.
authors.forename: Da-Lian
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Ning-Yi
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yun-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bao-Dong
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery