Neurotization of the frontal muscle after scalp replantation: Case report

KÖSE A. A., Sezgin M., Karabagli Y., Ozyilmaz M., Kocman E., Cetin C.

JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY, vol.18, no.8, pp.677-679, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-2002-36499
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.677-679
  • Keywords: scalp amputation, scalp replantation, neural function, ANASTOMOSES
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A case of immediate replantation of an avulsed scalp by microvascular anastomosis is presented. Microvascular replantation of the scalp seems to offer significant social and psychological advantages over secondary reconstructive procedures. The significance of the case presented is the regaining of the motor neural function of the facial nerve after 38 months.