[End-to-side type of plastic repair of the facial nerve branches].
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.
Krivolutskaia
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EG
Chumasov
E I
EI
Matina
V N
VN
Mel'tsova
G M
GM
Kirillov
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AL
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011817:Rabbits; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors
Plastika vetveĭ litsevogo nerva po tipu konets v bok.