Unilateral established or congenital facial palsies are usually treated with neuromuscular transplantation to reanimate the impaired side of the face. One of the most debated points is the motor nerve to choose for the reinnervation of the transplant. Contra-lateral healthy facial nerve is usually preferred, but in selected cases motor nerve to masseter is considered a valuable option. However only a few clinical studies focused on quality of life in this subset of patients are available in literature.

Masseteric nerve for gracilis muscle re-innervation in unilateral facial palsy: Impact on quality of life / Bianchi, B; Ferri, Andrea; Poddi, Valentina; Bergonzani, Michela; Pedrazzi, Giuseppe; Ferrari, Silvano; Sesenna, Enrico. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 45:7(2017), pp. 1051-1057. [10.1016/j.jcms.2017.03.021]

Masseteric nerve for gracilis muscle re-innervation in unilateral facial palsy: Impact on quality of life

FERRI, Andrea
Investigation
;
PODDI, Valentina
Investigation
;
BERGONZANI, MICHELA
Investigation
;
PEDRAZZI, Giuseppe
Investigation
;
FERRARI, Silvano
Investigation
;
SESENNA, Enrico
Investigation
2017-01-01

Abstract

Unilateral established or congenital facial palsies are usually treated with neuromuscular transplantation to reanimate the impaired side of the face. One of the most debated points is the motor nerve to choose for the reinnervation of the transplant. Contra-lateral healthy facial nerve is usually preferred, but in selected cases motor nerve to masseter is considered a valuable option. However only a few clinical studies focused on quality of life in this subset of patients are available in literature.
2017
Masseteric nerve for gracilis muscle re-innervation in unilateral facial palsy: Impact on quality of life / Bianchi, B; Ferri, Andrea; Poddi, Valentina; Bergonzani, Michela; Pedrazzi, Giuseppe; Ferrari, Silvano; Sesenna, Enrico. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 45:7(2017), pp. 1051-1057. [10.1016/j.jcms.2017.03.021]
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