Anatomical analysis of the muscle layers of the soft palate in velopharyngeal closure: A cadaveric study
The multidirectional bundles of the palatopharyngeus, superior constrictor, and levator veli palatini within the soft palate are closely related anatomically and play important roles in velopharyngeal closure.
Authors
- Yoshirô Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4625-8173)
- Keiichi Akita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-2937)
- Keiko Fukino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8745-2725)
- Joe IWANAGA
- Yuri Kinoshita
- Takashi Ono
- Masahiro Tsutsumi
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
- Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences (JP)
- Institute of Science Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JPRAS Open
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2025.12.025
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00