Rehabilitation of long-standing facial nerve paralysis with percutaneous suture-based slings

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Ala, Daniel ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250155297     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.9.3.205     Document Type: Article

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