Muscle Versus Teflon as Interposition Grafts in Microvascular Decompression for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia: Institutional Series, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis
Autologous muscle graft is a valid alternative to Teflon as an interposing material in MVD for TN, offering similar immediate pain relief and a lower risk of recurrence, despite a shorter time to recurrence.
Authors
- Giuseppe Corazzelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-6962)
- Vittoria Rosetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-7372)
- Diego Mazzatenta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2466-8828)
- Filippo Friso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1333-9882)
- Matteo Martinoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9394-5841)
- Sergio Corvino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4918-6857)
- Matteo Zoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-5408)
- Alfredo Conti
- Alessandro Carretta
- Carmelo Sturiale
- Carlo Bortolotti
Institutions
- Ospedale Santa Maria (IT)
- Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001850
- Primary Topic
- Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00