A Single Motor Donor Nerve for Two Functional Free Flaps in Facial Reanimation

Summary:. Bilateral facial palsy with multiple cranial nerve involvement presents a reconstructive challenge. We report the use of a single donor nerve, the masseteric nerve, for the reinnervation of 2 free functioning gracilis flaps in a pediatric case of bilateral facial palsy. A 9-year-old child...

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Main Authors: Omar Hausien, MBBChir, MA (Cantab), MRCS, Lucia Pannuto, FEBOPRAS, Kallirroi Tzafetta, FRCS(Plast)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2025-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000006998
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