Facial nerve palsy after mandibular fracture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 19-year-old man sustained a right parasymphyseal fracture and bilateral condylar neck fractures in a motor vehicle accident. The parasymphyseal fracture was treated by open reduction and internal fixation, and the subcondylar fractures were treated with closed reduction and maxillomandibular fixation. Three days postoperatively, a near-complete left facial nerve palsy developed. Facial nerve recovery was not full. The literature is reviewed, and possible mechanisms of this rare and devastating complication are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Facial Paralysis
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Mandibular Fractures
- Postoperative Complications