The course of the frontal branch of the facial nerve in relation to fascial planes: An anatomic study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 532-537

  Agarwal, Cori A ^a,b,c,d,e   Mendenhall III, Shaun D ^a,b,c,d,e   Foreman, K Bo ^a,b,c,d,e   Owsley, John Q ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b School of Medicine ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHEEK; DISSECTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; ZYGOMA;

CADAVER; CHEEK; DISSECTION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; ZYGOMA;

EID: 76949090125     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c82e9d     Document Type: Article

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