Topographic anatomy of the nerve to masseter: An anatomical and clinical study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1424-1429

  Cotrufo, Stefano ^a,b   Hart, Andrew ^a   Payne, Anthony P ^c   Sjogren, Anna ^a   Lorenzo, Andreas ^a   Morley, Stephen ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b Policlinico Gaetano Martino   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babysitting; Facial nerve; Facial palsy; Facial reanimation; Masseter; Nerve coaptation; Nerve to masseter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROANATOMY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CADAVER; DISSECTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE;

EID: 80054768619     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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