A review of the tragal pointer: anatomy and its importance as a landmark in surgical procedures

• Autorzy: Muhleman M.A. , Wartmann C. T. , Hage R. , Matusz P. , Shoja M. M. , Tubbs R. S. , Loukas M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The tragal pointer has long been used as a surgical landmark for the identification of the facial nerve trunk and the maxillary artery in such procedures as parotidectomy, internal fixation of subcondylar and condylar fractures, mandibular osteotomy, temporomandibular joint arthroplasty, and percutaneous blocks of branches of the trigeminal nerve and pterygopalatine ganglion. Aside from its use as an external landmark, it has also been implicated as a contributor to crease formation in the presence of peripheral arterial disease. This article will review the available literature on the tragal pointer’s use as an external landmark. (Folia Morphol 2012; 71, 2: 59–64)

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 71
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.59-64,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Muhleman M.A.

• Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

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Wartmann C. T.

• Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Centre, MD, USA

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Hage R.

• Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

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Matusz P.

• Department of Anatomy, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania

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Shoja M. M.

• Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
• Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

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Tubbs R. S.

• Paediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA

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Loukas M.

• Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
• Department of Anatomy, Medical School Varmia and Mazuria in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland

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