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From: Influence of the lateral pterygoid muscle on traumatic temporomandibular joint bony ankylosis

Fig. 4

Micro-computed tomography (CT) analysis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) complexes at 12 weeks after surgery (coronal section analysis). a Evaluation of the direction of the trabeculae in the control group. The trabecular direction (red Y-axis) is consistent with the direction of traction of the lateral pterygoid muscle. b Evaluation of the trabecular direction in the experimental group. The trabecular direction (red Y-axis) is inconsistent with the direction of traction of the lateral pterygoid muscle

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