Outcomes of direct muscle neurotization in pediatric patients with facial paralysis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1486-1498

  Terzis, Julia K ^a   Karypidis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLINKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMILING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73549123028     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b98924     Document Type: Review

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