Mini-invasive temporalis muscle tendon transfer and lengthening temporalis myoplasty for facial reanimation – a retrospective outcome analysis

Autoři: J. Macek ¹; N. Dubovská ¹; K. C. Bayezid ^1,2; L. Streit ^1,2
Působiště autorů: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, and University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic ¹; Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, and St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno, Czech Republic ²
Vyšlo v časopise: ACTA CHIRURGIAE PLASTICAE, 67, 2, 2025, pp. 82-91
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccachp202582

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Assoc. Prof. Libor Streit, MD, PhD
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Jihlavská 340/20
625 00 Brno
Czech Republic
libor.streit@med.muni.cz

Submitted: 9. 5. 2025
Accepted: 5. 7. 2025