Temporalis myofascial repair of traumatic defects of the anterior fossa. Technical note.
Bilateral temporalis myofascial flaps in continuity with frontal periosteum can be used in repairing extensive dural and bone defects of the anterior cranial fossa floor. The technique of preserving and using this flap is described and offers an alternative to the use of frontal pericranial tissue for repair of anterior dural defects.
R P
RP
Gillespie
F W
FW
Shagets
R A
RA
de los Reyes
D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps