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Use of the masseter nerve as a “babysitter” procedure in short term facial palsy: “babysitting” or replacement of the facial nerve?

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  1. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Centre, 79106, Freiburg, Germany

    Steffen U. Eisenhardt, Holger Bannasch & G. Björn Stark

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Eisenhardt, S.U., Bannasch, H. & Stark, G.B. Use of the masseter nerve as a “babysitter” procedure in short term facial palsy: “babysitting” or replacement of the facial nerve?. Eur J Plast Surg 34, 221–222 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-011-0545-6

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