Anatomical study of the lower-positioned transverse ligament [2]

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 370-372

  Kakizaki, Hirohiko ^a   Zako, Masahiro ^a   Nakano, Takashi ^a   Iwaki, Masayoshi ^a   Mito, Hidenori ^b  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ide Eye Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; LIGAMENT; PALPEBRAL FISSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER EYELID;

EID: 2942560874     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.12.001     Document Type: Letter

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