Het sluiten van centrale palatumdefecten met de musculus temporalis-lap

– Large defects of the maxilla are hard to repair. In spite of the prothesis that covers the defect, patients complain of loss of fluid through the nose when they drink or take liquid food. In five patients the maxillary defect was succesfully closed by transposing the anterior part of the temporal muscle or the entire temporal muscle. The donor site was covered by transposing the posterior part of the temporal muscle or by an implant.