Nerve sources for facial reanimation with muscle transplant in patients with unilateral facial palsy: Clinical analysis of 3 techniques

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Faria, Jose Carlos M ^a,b   Scopel, Gean P ^a   Busnardo, Fabio F ^a   Ferreira, Marcus C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Facial palsy reanimation; Muscle transplants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYNKINESIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34250826036     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000252042.58200.c3     Document Type: Article

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