Neuroanatomy of Extensor Digitorum Brevis Muscle for Reanimation of Facial Paralysis

ALAGÖZ M. Ş., Alagoz A. N., CÖMERT A.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.22, no.6, pp.2308-2311, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318232a806
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2308-2311
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This study explores the vascular and morphologic anatomy of extensor digitorum brevis (EDB), which can be alternatives to donor muscles used in functional muscle transfer in long-standing facial paralysis reanimation.