Single-stage dynamic reanimation of the smile in irreversible facial paralysis by free functional muscle transfer

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 97, 2015, Pages

  Thiele, Jan ^a   Bannasch, Holger ^a   Bjoern Stark, G ^a   Eisenhardt, Steffen U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Face; Facial paralysis; Free microvascular tissue transfer; Head; Head and neck surgery; Issue 97; Medicine; Microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TRANSFER; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SMILING;

EID: 84941254461     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52386     Document Type: Article

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