What is a crural strut graft?

Lateral crural strut grafts are strips of autogenous cartilage usually harvested from the septum and carved to 3 to 4 mm in width and 15 to 25 mm in length. The graft is placed in an undermined pocket between the undersurface of the lateral crus and the vestibular skin and stabilized by suturing it to the crus.

What is cartilages flap?

The cartilaginous flap that prevents the entry of food into the glottis during swallowing is called epiglottis. It covers the entrance of the larynx so that food and fluids do not enter the windpipe and lungs.

What is a strut graft?

Cervical Corpectomy and strut graft refer to a surgical procedure that relieves compression on the spinal cord by removing the degenerated bone and replacing it with a bone graft.

What is a batten graft?

An alar batten graft is a thin, carefully shaped piece of cartilage or bone which is placed over the nasal sidewall in an area of weakness. It typically bridges the gap between the alar cartilage and the bone of the face.

What is lateral cartilage?

The lateral cartilage (upper lateral cartilage, lateral process of septal nasal cartilage) is situated below the inferior margin of the nasal bone, and is flattened, and triangular in shape.

How is articular cartilage damage treated?

Surgery is often the best treatment option for damaged articular cartilage since it does not heal well on its own. Some surgeries aim to relieve symptoms, while other surgical procedures are intended to repair and restore damaged articular cartilage.

What is a spreader graft?

Grafts of cartilage placed between the upper lateral cartilages and the septum to widen the middle third of the nose. These graft help with vestibular stenosis as well as prevent depressions/concavity in the middle third of the nose which can be a cosmetic issue.

What is a Killian incision?

An incision used for septoplasty and septal cartilage harvest. It is placed just beyond where the septum starts and is less destabilizing than a hemitransfixion or full transfixion incision.

What is a butterfly graft?

The butterfly graft is a surgical technique to treat nasal obstruction that uses auricular conchal cartilage in reconstructing the internal nasal valve.

What is the lateral crus?

The lateral crus (inferior crus; external pillar) is the stronger and is formed by that portion of the inguinal ligament which is inserted into the pubic tubercle; it is curved so as to form a kind of groove, upon which, in the male, the spermatic cord rests.

What is upper lateral cartilage?

Upper lateral cartilages (ULCs) are the anatomic components of the nose that not only have a major role in the anatomic shape of the nose but also are the main structure for maintaining normal passage of air through the nose and are making the lateral wall of internal valves.