The orbicularis retaining ligament of the medial orbit: Closing the circle

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 994-1001

  Ghavami, Ashkan ^a   Pessa, Joel E ^a   Janis, Jeffrey ^a   Khosla, Rohit ^a   Reece, Edward M ^a   Rohrich, Rod J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MALE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; EYE; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; ORBIT;

EID: 40549136055     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000299941.62645.4e     Document Type: Article

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