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Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer in the Nerve‐Depleted Patient: Reconsidering the Deep Temporal Nerve

Year: 2025

Type: article

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.

Source: The Laryngoscope

DOI: 10.1002/lary.70123

Authors: Tyler M. Rist, Christopher Blake Sullivan, Virginia Drake, Matthew Q. Miller

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4414082658

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