Sentence examples for medial shift of from inspiring English sources

From this study a new surgical technique was developed and called 'levatorplasty': the musculus longus capitis was taken to create a new muscular loop leading to (a) an augmentation of the posterior wall, (b) a medial shift of the lateral pharyngeal wall; and (c) stretching of the velum posteriorly.

To the best of our knowledge, no case report has described the NRILN's medial shift of the vagus nerve.

According to the analysis and surgical planning, total setback 5.5 mm, posterior impaction 3.0 mm, and medial shift of maxillary right molar 5.0 mm was planned.

Medial shift of the segmental bone fragment was identified using the final wafer, and then it was fixed using the plate and screws, and intra-oral suture and intermaxillary fixation were carried out (SNA 67.66, SNB 66.41).

In the present study, we observed significant changes in medial shift of the patella in the femoral groove after TKA.

A 2 cm medial shift of HJC, in the same study, was testified to reduce 26% of the adduction force.

Both the superior and medial shifts of the capsule decreased anterior glenohumeral translation to equivalent extents.

The vagus nerve may have shifted medially as a result of the incision of the carotid artery in our three NRILN cases; however, such medial shifts of the vagus nerve have never been observed in other surgical cases.

Accordingly, we identified significant group difference using the phantom hand anchor, [ t 35) = −2.149, P = 0.039], reflecting shorter distances in amputees (mean distance 59 mm) compared with controls (63 mm), further confirming small medial shifts of lip representation in amputees' deprived hemisphere.

The reduction in volume of the lower leg that follows antero-medial shift of the fibula makes skin closure easier, even in cases with loss of soft tissue.

Four cases in the antegrade portal group had eccentric portal: three with lateral shift had a varus angulation (5° 7°) at the nonunion site; and one medial shift had a valgus of 5° angulation.