No Longer a Pain in the Neck: Use of Operating Microscope for Palatoplasty

Summary. For craniofacial surgeons, cleft palate repair is an intricate and difficult operation positionally. Historically, use of loupe magnification and a headlight can cause significant strain to the surgeon’s neck and, at times, subpar optics for both the operator and the assistant. The use of a...

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Main Authors: Shoichiro A. Tanaka, MD, MPH, Nilesh M. Patel, MD, Ananth S. Murthy, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003196