Surgical Repair of Facial Nerve Branches: An Analysis of Different Sheathing and Suturing Techniques

Archives of Otolaryngology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1975, Pages 160-165

  Szal, Gregory J ^a   Miller, Tom ^a  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; HISTOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SUTURE; NEURINOMA; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERAPY;

ANIMAL; AXONS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; METHODS; NERVE REGENERATION; RABBITS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; VEINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0016663648     PISSN: 00039977     EISSN: 1538361X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1975.00780320018004     Document Type: Article

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