ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2014
Exclusion of musculature from the submental flap: a contingency plan for facial nerve palsy.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- The submental arrowhead variation of the mylohyoid and anterior belly of the digastric muscles.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2018Article
- Variation of the mylohyoid: implications for Ludwig angina, cervical contouring, and digastric muscle transfer.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2018Article
- The Retaining Ligament of the Anterior Digastric Muscle.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2017Article
- Morphometrics of the Anterior Belly and Intermediate Tendon of the Digastric Muscle: Sexual Dimorphism and Implications for Surgery.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2016Article
- Unilateral duplication of the anterior digastric muscle belly: a case report with implications for surgeries of the submental region.Journal of surgical case reports · 2014Article
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Abstract
summarySubmental flap surgery is a useful and versatile reconstructive procedure. Currently, disagreement exists regarding the need to include the anterior belly of the digastric muscle or mylohyoid in the submental flap. The report outlines the value of excluding normal and variant anterior digastric and mylohyoid musculature from the submental flap as a contingency plan for marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve palsy. Also, the article addresses variant anterior digastric musculature, a common anatomical finding, as it relates to the submental flap. The question of whether or not to include the anterior digastric musculature does not necessitate an all-or-none decision. In the case of multiple anterior digastric bellies, some bellies may be included in the flap, whereas others are not. The location of the submental vessels and the desired bulk or contour of the flap should guide the decision of which anterior digastric bellies, if any, are included in the flap.
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