Reanimation of reversible facial paralysis by the double innervation technique using an intraneural-dissected sural nerve graft

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Tomita, Koichi ^a   Hosokawa, Ko ^a   Yano, Kenji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross facial nerve grafting; Intraneural dissection; Nerve crossover; Reanimation; Reversible facial paralysis; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; CROSS FACIAL NERVE GRAFTING; DISSECTION; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL FACIAL NERVE CROSSOVER; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SURGERY; NEURECTOMY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE TRANSFER; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 77951667252     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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