Free gracilis transfer for smile in children the Massachusetts eye and ear infirmary experience in excursion and quality-of-life changes

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-194

  Hadlock, Tessa A ^a   Malo, Juan S ^a   Cheney, MacK L ^a   Henstrom, Douglas K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SMILING; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957459512     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfacial.2011.29     Document Type: Article

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