Facial Transplantation for Massive Traumatic Injuries

Daniel S. Alam; John J. Chi

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2013.06.001

Facial Transplantation for Massive Traumatic Injuries

Daniel S. Alam, John J. Chi

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Abstract

This article describes the challenges of facial reconstruction and the role of facial transplantation in certain facial defects and injuries. This information is of value to surgeons assessing facial injuries with massive soft tissue loss or injury.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	883-901
Number of pages	19
Journal	Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
Volume	46
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2013.06.001
State	Published - Oct 2013

Keywords

Facial transplantation
Facial trauma
Head and neck reconstruction
Microvascular surgery
Neuromuscular reconstruction
Soft tissue reconstruction

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Facial Transplantation for Massive Traumatic Injuries

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