Functional Outcomes of Face Transplantation
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Follow-Up on Functional Outcomes of Face Transplantation.
Material and Methods: Between 2005 and 2015, 32 FTs were performed worldwide. We defined functional outcomes of FT as the ability to smell, breathe, eat, speak, generate facial expressions and experience facial sensation. We performed physical examination, phography/video recordings and imaging-based airway volume measurements on the 7 FT recipients at our institution. We quote functional outco...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Transplantation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1600-6135
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12956