Postoperative Rigid Cervical Collar Causing a Marginal Mandibular Branch of Facial Nerve Palsy
A marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve palsy is a rare complication of cervical collar usage with only 1 other documented case in the literature. The resemblance of this palsy to a postoperative cerebrovascular accident makes it an important complication to consider when using a collar.
Authors
- Austin C. Kaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-6033)
- Andrew A. Sama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-7287)
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.24.00387
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00