Publications by authors named "Shye-Horng Lin"
Traumatic crushing injuries of the muscle compartments will occasionally cause major muscle or muscle-group loss with concomitant irreparable nerve injuries. Those cases with or without the availability of local muscle transfers form another indication for functioning free muscle transplantation (FFMT). The authors report their experience with 20 FFMTs in 14 patients with severe muscle loss from 1986 to 1996.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGracilis functioning free-muscle transplantation for the correction of pure facial paralysis has been a preferred method used by many reconstructive microsurgeons. However, for complex facial paralysis, the deficits include facial paralysis along with soft-tissue, mucosa, and/or skin defects. No adequate solution has been proposed.
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- Repairing full-thickness cheek defects after tumor removal poses challenges due to large size, differing axis orientations, and unique shapes/volumes of defects.
- A study conducted in 1999 examined nine patients undergoing reconstruction with lateral femoral circumflex perforator flaps, showing promising results in restoring cheek and oral functions.
- The use of these chimeric flaps offers advantages like easier three-dimensional fitting and adaptability to the specific needs of both oral lining and cheek skin.