Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution

Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution

A case series of five patients with skin loss in the lateral face with trismus that followed delayed presentation following trauma, necrotizing infection, and radiation fibrosis was treated with coronoidectomy and condylar excision to effect adequate mouth opening; the anterolateral thigh flap was u...

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Main Authors: Prakash Panagatla, Parvathi Ravula, S. Praveen, Narsimha Rao Varagani, R. Srikanth, Jagadish Kiran Appaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
anterolateral thigh flap
coronoid excision
condylectomy
vascularized fascia
facial skin loss
necrotizing infection
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1729504

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