[End-to-side type of plastic repair of the facial nerve branches]

Autor: E G, Krivolutskaia, E I, Chumasov, V N, Matina, G M, Mel'tsova, A L, Kirillov
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Stomatologiia. 68(6)
ISSN: 0039-1735
Popis: In 19 rabbits, lower branches of facial nerve were experimentally sectioned and sutured to its middle branches to form a 'side to end' pattern with 2 to 3 epineural sutures. Morphological investigation showed that regenerating axons of the middle branch penetrate into the sutured trunk and grow further. The technique was applied in 7 patients. Full functional recovery was evidenced in 4 of them. The technique is recommended for clinical routine.
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