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  • Title: Facial muscle reanimation using the trigeminal motor nerve: an experimental study in the rabbit.
    Author: Frydman WL, Heffez LB, Jordan SL, Jacob A.
    Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 1990 Dec; 48(12):1294-304. PubMed ID: 2231148.
    Abstract:
    Surgical repair of facial nerve deficits may be marred by lack of muscle control and donor region paresis. Using New Zealand white rabbits, a study was undertaken to evaluate facial muscle reanimation with a donor source not previously used: the motor division of the trigeminal nerve. The results were compared with the severed facial nerve and hypoglossal-facial coaptation. An atrophy scale was calibrated for facial muscles of the rabbit. Clinical, electromyographic, and histomorphometric findings confirmed that the trigeminal nerve was a suitable donor source. The neurorrhaphy produced an exponential rate of repair.
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