Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M Mutaf.
The intra-operative tunnel expansion technique is described to prevent tunnel compression following muscle transfers. The results of ten cases of latissimus dorsi transfer using this new technique are reported.
In this paper we present 7 cases of Van der Woude syndrome and describe a new surgical technique for the treatment of congenital sinuses of the lower lip. Our technique is essentially a new modification of the elastic lip flap technique of Goldstein. We term this procedure the split-lip advancement technique, in which two opposite labial artery--based flaps including the whole thickness of the vermilion and the mucosal surface of the lip are used to repair the median defect that resulted from excision of the sinuses. To our knowledge, there have been no reports of the use of this technique in the treatment of congenital sinuses of the lower lip.
We have performed this technique bilaterally on 39 patients with chronic subluxation and 13 patients with recurrent dislocation since 1985 and have had good results with patient satisfaction. These patients had significantly higher articular eminences than normal control individuals. Also, we have used echography as a new application of an old technique, to evaluate the patients objectively in the preoperative and postoperative periods.