Outcomes and prognostic factors of facial nerve repair: a retrospective comparative study of 31 patients and literature review.

Fabienne CarréRémi HervochonGhizlene LahlouDiane LastennetPeggy GatignolDaniele BernardeschiGeorges LamasFrédéric Tankéré

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

The best outcome that can be achieved by suture or grafting of the facial nerve in traumatic or tumoral lesions is a grade III. Preoperative facial palsy duration is a prognostic factor and must be considered when establishing an operative indication.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
soft tissue
spinal cord injury
case report
peripheral nerve
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
newly diagnosed
skeletal muscle