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Condylar Fracture Lab

Study the temporomandibular joint in 3D, break the condylar process, watch muscle pull displace the fragments, then choose an approach and fix it. Real anatomy meshes, simplified mechanics.

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References and sources

  1. Neff A, Cornelius CP, Rasse M, Dalla Torre D, Audigé L. The Comprehensive AOCMF Classification System: Condylar Process Fractures, Level 3 Tutorial. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr 2014;7(Suppl 1):S44–S58. read for this module
  2. Open-access review of condylar fractures (IntechOpen, chapter 73663): classifications, Zide and Kent indications, approaches, fixation, facial nerve landmarks. read for this module
  3. Loukota RA, Eckelt U, De Bont L, Rasse M. Subclassification of fractures of the condylar process of the mandible. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005;43:72–73. definitions read in the review, check the original
  4. Lindahl L. Condylar fractures of the mandible. I. Classification and relation to age, occlusion, and concomitant injuries. Int J Oral Surg 1977;6:12–21. check the original
  5. Zide MF, Kent JN. Indications for open reduction of mandibular condyle fractures. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1983;41:89–98. check the original
  6. Meyer C, et al. Development and biomechanical testing of a new osteosynthesis plate (TCP). J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2007;35:84–90; Kallela I, et al. Lag-screw osteosynthesis of mandibular condyle fractures. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1995;53:1397–1404; Al-Moraissi EA, et al. Does the surgical approach affect the rate of seventh cranial nerve injuries? J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018;46:398–412. listed in the review, check the originals
  7. Textbooks to check each module against: Fonseca, Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma; Hupp, Tucker, Ellis, Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Miloro, Peterson’s Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
  8. 3D anatomy: Z-Anatomy (CC BY-SA 4.0), built on BodyParts3D, The Database Center for Life Science (CC BY-SA 2.1 Japan). The meshes here were cut, merged and compressed, and are shared under the same CC BY-SA licence.