Facial paralysis and the role of free muscle transplantation

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 420-429

  Zuker, R M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross face nerve graft; Facial paralysis; Muscle reinnervation; Muscle transplantation; Symmetrical smile

Indexed keywords

FACIAL PARALYSIS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

FACIAL PARALYSIS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMANS; NERVE TRANSFER;

EID: 84943815955     PISSN: 02941260     EISSN: 1768319X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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