Complete pterygoidectomy - A novel method for the topographical investigation of the deep masticator space and its contents

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 354-362

  Ashraf Aziz, M ^a   Cowie, Robert J ^a   Skinner, Cecile E ^b   Mosaddad, Hossin ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral pterygoid; Mandibular nerve; Masticator space; Maxillary artery; Medial pterygoid; Topographical anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOPOGRAPHY;

AGED; DISSECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 0034852314     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.1063     Document Type: Article

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