Open AccessPrevention of Craniofacial Pain Secondary to Harvesting of Temporalis Fascia - A Novel Technique
Author(s) -
Vikram Kemmannu Bhat,
Shivashankar Ajur,
Kiran Ravindranath Bongale,
Roopa Sachidananda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2019.6978
Subject(s) - medicine , silastic , visual analogue scale , surgery , fascia , temporal fascia , tympanoplasty , temporal muscle , mastoidectomy , tenderness , temporalis muscle , craniofacial , anesthesia , cholesteatoma , psychiatry
A lesser known after effect of harvesting temporalis fascia is the post-surgical craniofacial pain. The aim of the study was to evaluate this pain after tympanomastoid surgeries and the effectiveness of silastic sheet interpositioning to prevent this pain.