Kaplan's commissuroplasty and myoplasty technique in the reconstruction of isolated bilateral transverse facial clefts
Bilateral transverse facial clefts are a rarity and are often isolated without other craniofacial deformities. The goals of surgery are to reestablish function and an esthetically pleasing outcome through the reconstruction of a functioning orbicularis oris muscle ring with minimal scars. We report...
Main Authors: | Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, Lawal M Abubakar, Daniel J Maina, Wasiu O Adebayo, Abdullatif M Kabir, Malachy E Asuku |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jcsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6859;year=2018;volume=15;issue=1;spage=60;epage=64;aulast=Ibrahim |
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