2022
Longitudinal Recovery of Speech Motor Function Following Facial Transplantation: A Prospective Observational Study
Perry B, Eshghi M, Stipancic K, Richburg B, Ventresca H, Pomahac B, Green J. Longitudinal Recovery of Speech Motor Function Following Facial Transplantation: A Prospective Observational Study. The Laryngoscope 2022, 132: 2359-2367. PMID: 35218215, PMCID: PMC9402794, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional speechSpeech intelligibilitySpeech recoveryLip strengthSpeech motor functionSpeech outcomesSentence intelligibility testMotor speech functionKinematic measuresProspective observational studyFacial transplantationRange of movementIntelligibility testIntelligibility improvementJaw rangeLongitudinal recoveryMotor functionObservational studyClinical measuresEarly recoveryJaw functionExtent of recoverySpeech functionSpeech improvementPatients
2017
The Effects of Lip-Closure Exercise on Lip Strength and Function Following Full Facial Transplantation: A Case Report
Perry B, Richburg B, Pomahac B, Bueno E, Green J. The Effects of Lip-Closure Exercise on Lip Strength and Function Following Full Facial Transplantation: A Case Report. American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 2017, 26: 682-686. PMID: 28654949, DOI: 10.1044/2017_ajslp-16-0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLip strengthFacial transplantationPatient-reported outcomesFull facial transplantationRange of motionStrength training exercisesSevere facial disfigurementPreliminary findingsExercise programAdditional researchCase reportOutcome measuresClinical measuresSingle patientMotor impairmentTransplantationClinical casesPatientsFacial disfigurementExerciseEfficacyNew optionsSpeech intelligibilityExpressionSwallowing