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Platysma Motor Nerve Transfer for Restoring Marginal Mandibular Nerve Function

BACKGROUND: Injuries of the marginal mandibular nerve (MMN) of the facial nerve result in paralysis of the lower lip muscle depressors and an asymmetrical smile. Nerve reconstruction, when possible, is the method of choice; however, in cases of long nerve gaps or delayed nerve reconstruction, conven...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Andres, Jensson, David, Weninger, Wolfgang J., Schmid, Melanie, Meng, Stefan, Tzou, Chieh-Han John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5222659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28293514
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001164