title: Evaluation of the sufficiency of pedicled temporoparietal fascial flap on rat head and neck defects: detailed anatomical study.
abstract: The temporoparietal flap containing the temporal fascia has a wide spectrum of applications in head and neck surgery. The aim of this study is to demonstrate a temporoparietal fascial flap model that can be used in various head and neck defects in rats. Ten male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250-300 g were used in this study. Temporoparietal fascial flaps were elevated with the axial pedicle from the rats using microsurgical techniques. The arc rotations of the flaps on the pedicles were examined and the dimensions of the defects these flaps could cover were identified. The flaps were observed to be the right size for use with defects of the occipital, temporal and mastoid regions, ear, facial nerve and the mandible. The temporoparietal fascial flap is an experimental flap model, which can be useful in experimental studies related to complex head and neck defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kapi
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Samet Vasfi
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kuvat
authors.forename: Caferi Tayyar
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Selcuk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D051381:Rats / Q000601:surgery*; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: animal model; experimental design; refinement; surgery