Pathways of sensory recovery after face transplantation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1875-1889

  Siemionow, Maria ^a   Gharb, Bahar Bassiri ^a   Rampazzo, Antonio ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; FACE; FACE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION;

FACE; FACIAL INJURIES; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION;

EID: 79955669811     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820e90c3     Document Type: Article

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