Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer in the Nerve-Depleted Patient: Reconsidering the Deep Temporal Nerve.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The choice of a donor nerve to innervate a free gracilis muscle transfer (FMGT) is more complicated in patients with a history of previous facial paralysis surgeries. This case report describes the use of the deep temporal nerve to successfully power a FMGT in a nerve-depleted patient.
Medical subject headings
- Gracilis Muscle
- Nerve Transfer
- Facial Paralysis
- Free Tissue Flaps