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7761501

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
Reconstruction of the oral commissure following electrical burn injury is a challenging problem. The commissure is a thin, delicate structure that is highly mobile and essential to normal facial appearance and expression. When there is full-thickness destruction of vermilion, mucosa, skin, and orbicularis muscle, the resulting contracture alters adjacent structures, displaces the commissure, and distorts facial animation. Utilizing a composite ventral tongue flap of mucosa and muscle in the reconstruction of the commissure permits effective release of scar contracture and replaces destroyed mucosa and muscle bulk. Remaining structures can be returned to their normal location, and the three-dimensional contours of the oral commissure can be better restored. The use of this flap in 21 patients has resulted in improved mobility, more normal facial expression, and more consistent results in the reconstruction of a wide range of commissure deformities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1155-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Reconstruction of electrical burns of the oral commissure with a ventral tongue flap.
pubmed:affiliation
Shriners Burns Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article