A comparison of temporalis transfer and free latissimus dorsi transfer in lower facial reanimation following unilateral longstanding facial palsy

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-70

  Cuccia, Giuseppe ^b   Shelley, Odhran ^b   D'Alcontres, Francesco Stagno ^c   Soutar, David S ^a,b   Camilleri, Ivan G ^b  

^a Canniesburn Hospital ^*

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facial palsy; Latissimus dorsi; Reanimation; Temporalis transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACE MUSCLE; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE REGENERATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144222899     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000141378.23727.1a     Document Type: Article

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