title: Spreader graft placement: a simplified technique for young surgeons.
abstract: The spreader graft is a longitudinal graft placed between the dorsal septum and the upper lateral cartilage in a submucoperichondrial pocket. This graft has functional and aesthetic indications. Although placement and suturing of the spreader graft to the septum is an easy part of rhinoplasty for the experienced surgeon, it can be difficult and time-consuming for young surgeons. Here we suggest a very simple technique for easier placement and suturing of spreader grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Research Centre, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varedi
authors.affiliation: Craniomaxillofacial Research Centre, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Buali Hospital, Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: bbohluli@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bohluli
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Research Centre, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayat
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Research Centre, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques
keywords: rhinoplasty; spreader graft