Ectopic bone formation after temporal muscle transposition for facial paralysis.

Bakker, X R; Nicolai, J P · Plast Reconstr Surg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This report describes the case of a patient with congenital bilateral facial paralysis in whom ectopic bone formation developed following temporal muscle transposition. Ectopic bone formation was first noticed 4 years after surgery. Whether the ossification is a result of the transfer of periosteum or the osteogenic capacity of muscular tissue is still unknown.

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