Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution
A case series of five patients with skin loss in the lateral face with trismus that followed delayed presentation following trauma, necrotizing infection, and radiation fibrosis was treated with coronoidectomy and condylar excision to effect adequate mouth opening; the anterolateral thigh flap was u...
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| author | Prakash Panagatla Parvathi Ravula S. Praveen Narsimha Rao Varagani R. Srikanth Jagadish Kiran Appaka |
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| description | A case series of five patients with skin loss in the lateral face with trismus that followed delayed presentation following trauma, necrotizing infection, and radiation fibrosis was treated with coronoidectomy and condylar excision to effect adequate mouth opening; the anterolateral thigh flap was used for cover and the fascia was used as an interposition graft to prevent recurrence. Two patients with more than 9 years of follow-up had an average of 40 mm interincisal opening. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-58fdc2e65b58447783671601233b7dce2025-08-20T03:34:58ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2021-04-01540219219610.1055/s-0041-1729504Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One SolutionPrakash Panagatla0Parvathi Ravula1S. Praveen2Narsimha Rao Varagani3R. Srikanth4Jagadish Kiran Appaka5Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, KIMS, Narketpalle, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaA case series of five patients with skin loss in the lateral face with trismus that followed delayed presentation following trauma, necrotizing infection, and radiation fibrosis was treated with coronoidectomy and condylar excision to effect adequate mouth opening; the anterolateral thigh flap was used for cover and the fascia was used as an interposition graft to prevent recurrence. Two patients with more than 9 years of follow-up had an average of 40 mm interincisal opening.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1729504anterolateral thigh flapcoronoid excisioncondylectomyvascularized fasciafacial skin lossnecrotizing infection |
| spellingShingle | Prakash Panagatla Parvathi Ravula S. Praveen Narsimha Rao Varagani R. Srikanth Jagadish Kiran Appaka Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery anterolateral thigh flap coronoid excision condylectomy vascularized fascia facial skin loss necrotizing infection |
| title | Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution |
| title_full | Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution |
| title_fullStr | Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution |
| title_short | Anterolateral Thigh Skin and Fascia in Facial Skin Defects with Trismus: Two Problems, One Solution |
| title_sort | anterolateral thigh skin and fascia in facial skin defects with trismus two problems one solution |
| topic | anterolateral thigh flap coronoid excision condylectomy vascularized fascia facial skin loss necrotizing infection |
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