Subdivision of the sural nerve: Step towards individual facial reanimation

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-7

  Osinga, Rik ^a,d   Buncke, Harry J ^b   Buncke, Gregory M ^b   Meuli Simmen, Claudia ^c  

^a Kantonsspital Graubünden ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^c Kantonsspital Aarau   (Switzerland)

^d Kantonsspital Chur   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

facial reanimation; internal topography; serratus anterior muscle; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FACE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION;

CADAVER; FACE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 79952769075     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2011.554693     Document Type: Article

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