One-stage reanimation of the paralyzed face using the rectus abdominis neurovascular free flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1553-1559

  Sajjadian, Ali ^a   Song, Angela Y ^b   Khorsandi, Christopher A ^b   Deleyiannis, Frederic W B ^b   VanSwearingen, Jessie M ^b   Henkelmann, Todd C ^b   Hui, Kenneth ^b   Manders, Ernest K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ZYGOMATICUS MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD; ZYGOMA;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; ZYGOMA;

EID: 33646836946     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000206378.90174.6b     Document Type: Article

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