Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer in the Nerve‐Depleted Patient: Reconsidering the Deep Temporal Nerve
The choice of a donor nerve to innervate a free gracilis muscle transfer (FMGT) is more complicated in patients with a history of previous facial paralysis surgeries. This case report describes the use of the deep temporal nerve to successfully power a FMGT in a nerve-depleted patient.
Authors
- Tyler M. Rist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0914-9632)
- Matthew Q. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-3897)
- Virginia E. Drake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-7104)
- Christopher Blake Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1624-7422)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Hospitals (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Laryngoscope
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.70123
- Primary Topic
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00