Temporalis muscle flap

Indications 

• • Intraoral defects

  • Orbital exenteration defect

  • "complicated defects located at the upper two thirds of the face, anterior cranial base, or mastoid region"

    • 2000 Temporalis muscle flap for craniofacial reconstruction after tumor resection..

• Lateral temporal bone defects 

  • 1998 Reconstruction after temporal bone resection.

Links

• • Video: Excellent 24-minute video from Dr. Browne at Wake Forest with surgical instruction starting at 7 minutes 

    • Shorter 5-minute video that just shows the technique 

  • PDF: 2004 article on The anatomical basis for surgical preservation of temporal muscle

  • PDF: Open access surgical atlas succinctly reviews anatomy, uses, technique

  • PDF: 2012 Review article on Mastoid Obliteration and Reconstruction: A Review of Techniques and Results discussing the pedicled superficial temporalis fascial flap