[Rotation myoplasty using the sternocleidomastoid muscle, together with hemimandibulectomy].
Rotation myoplasty using the sternomastoid muscle in association with hemi-mandibulectomy would appear to be of value for two reasons:--functional, strengthening the wall of the buccal cavity and providing a contour capable of containing the prosthesis, following fibrous transformation of the muscle,--plastic, restoring the aesthetic symmetry of the lower half of the face.
D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods
Myoplastie de rotation par le muscle sterno-cléido-mastoïdien, lors des hémi-mandibulectomies