Temporalis muscle transfer: a vascular bed for autogenous dermis-fat orbital implantation.
Nine patients with contracted avascular sockets who were unable to wear prostheses, and whose prospects for maintaining viable autogenous dermis-fat grafts were diminished, underwent temporalis muscle transfer into the orbit through a window in the lateral orbital wall. The temporalis transposition was used as a vascular bed for dermis-fat orbital implantation. Postoperatively, seven of nine patients were able to wear satisfactory prostheses and four of nine patients had amelioration of their superior sulcus deformities.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000601:surgery*