Facial nerve identification using a disposable nerve block needle as a nerve stimulator [12]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 667-668

  Karaca, Kemal ^a   Etöz, Abdullah ^a   Kahveci, Ramazan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOLARIZATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; HUMANS; NEEDLES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 14044270851     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000149062.45157.9B     Document Type: Letter

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