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KMID : 1143020180230040306
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Archives of Hand and Microsurgery
2018 Volume.23 No. 4 p.306 ~ p.312
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Long-Term Follow-Up after the Sural Nerve Graft on the Injured Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve: A Case Report
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Cheon Jeong-Hyun
Chung Jae-Ho
Yoon Eul-Sik
Lee Byung-Il
Park Seung-Ha
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Abstract
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The temporal branch of the facial nerve is particularly vulnerable to traumatic injuries due to its anatomic location, which often causes severe aesthetic and functional loss in the patient. Moreover, a chronic injury with nerve defect is more difficult to treat compared to acute injury, because it usually needs an additional procedure such as a nerve graft surgical procedure. This case shows a male patient who had a divided temporal branch of the facial nerve one month after an injury. We successfully grafted the split sural nerve and showed a good aesthetic, functional recovery for the patient.
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KEYWORD
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Sural nerve, Facial nerve injuries, Peripheral nerve injuries, Neurosurgical procedures
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