title: Advantages of the postauricular coronal incision.
abstract: For exposure of the craniofacial skeleton above the Le Fort I level, the most frequently used approach is the coronal incision with a preauricular extension as needed. A modification of the coronal incision, using a postauricular incision, is presented that enhances its advantages and minimizes its disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Posnick
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clokie
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013580:Synostosis / Q000601:surgery*