Pectoralis minor muscle transfer for unilateral facial palsy reanimation: An experience of 35 years and 637 cases

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 845-850

  Harrison, Douglas H ^a   Grobbelaar, Adriaan O ^b  

^a Royal Free Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facial reanimation; Free functional muscle transfer; Revisional procedures; Tightness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE FUNCTIONAL MUSCLE TRANSFER; GRAFT FAILURE; HAY SCORE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PECTORALIS MINOR MUSCLE TRANSFER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INFECTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862581538     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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