Facial palsy and achondroplasia: A rare association

Authors
Cerqueiro-Mosquera, J Penrose-Stevens, A Fatah, MFT
Citation
J. Cerqueiro-mosquera et al., Facial palsy and achondroplasia: A rare association, ANN PL SURG, 47(2), 2001, pp. 203-205
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
01487043 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
203 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(200108)47:2<203:FPAAAR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The association of facial palsy and achondroplasia is rare. The authors pre sent two cases of such association. To their knowledge this has never been described before in the medical literature. Both patients underwent a two-s tage facial reanimation procedure using nerve grafting and a free gracilis muscle transfer with very satisfactory functional and cosmetic results.