Location of the extracranial extent of leprous facial nerve pathology may allow leprous facial palsy to be reanimated by free muscle transfer

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-19

  Richard, Bruce M ^a,b  

^a Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre Nepal   (Nepal)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Facial paralysis; Free muscle transfer; Leprosy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037687889     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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