Comparative objective and subjective analysis of temporalis tendon and microneurovascular transfer for facial reanimation

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-172

  Erni, Dominique ^a   Lieger, Olivier ^a   Banic, Andrej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Facial palsy; Free nap; Microvascular; Muscle; Observer; Quantification; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TENDON; TOOTH; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0033119871     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1997.3060     Document Type: Article

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