Deep Temporal Muscle Pedicled Flap: A Novel Reconstruction Technique Following Transorbital Approach, Anatomic Study, and Surgical Implications.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The temporalis muscle flap has historically been used for repairing defects from orbital procedures and is commonly used in cranial, oral, and facial reconstructions. However, its application for reconstructing the skull base after a transorbital approach has not been explored. Reconstruction after a transorbital intradural approach is still object of preclinical and clinical investigation, with various techniques …