The Great Auricular Nerve as a Nerve Graft Donor: An Anatomical and Clinical Study of the Maximum Harvestable Length and Branches
For immediate facial nerve reconstruction, the GAN can be harvested in a length of at least 8 cm and few branches by sufficient dissection of the back surface of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, including its branches and other sensory nerves, with few complications.
Authors
- Naoya Ishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2938-8120)
- Kentaro Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8219-4731)
- Mayu Ueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1298-9867)
- Kyoichi Murakami
Institutions
- Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microsurgery
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.70078
- Primary Topic
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00