Approaches to peripheral nerve repair: generations of biomaterial conduits yielding to replacing autologous nerve grafts in craniomaxillofacial surgery

R Gaudin, C Knipfer, A Henningsen… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve injury is a common clinical entity, which may arise due to traumatic,
tumorous, or even iatrogenic injury in craniomaxillofacial surgery. Despite advances in …

Facial nerve repair: bioengineering approaches in preclinical models

FB Bengur, C Stoy, MA Binko, WV Nerone… - … Engineering Part B …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Injury to the facial nerve can occur after different etiologies and range from simple
transection of the branches to varying degrees of segmental loss. Management depends on …

Toward the bionic face: a novel neuroprosthetic device paradigm for facial reanimation consisting of neural blockade and functional electrical stimulation

N Jowett, RE Kearney, CJ Knox… - Plastic and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Facial palsy is a devastating condition potentially amenable to rehabilitation by
functional electrical stimulation. Herein, a novel paradigm for unilateral facial reanimation …

Surgical technique and results of cable graft interpositioning of the facial nerve in lateral skull base surgeries: experience with 213 consecutive cases

SC Prasad, K Balasubramanian, E Piccirillo… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim in this study was to review the technique and outcomes of cable graft
interpositioning of the facial nerve (FN) in lateral skull base surgeries. METHODS The …

[HTML][HTML] Facial nerve reconstruction with concurrent masseteric nerve transfer and cable grafting

JA Owusu, L Truong, JC Kim - JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Facial Nerve Reconstruction With Concurrent Masseteric Nerve Transfer and Cable Grafting
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Effect of motor versus sensory nerve autografts on regeneration and functional outcomes of rat facial nerve reconstruction

SA Ali, AJ Rosko, JE Hanks, AW Stebbins, O Alkhalili… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Cranial nerve injury is disabling for patients, and facial nerve injury is particularly debilitating
due to combined functional impairment and disfigurement. The most widely accepted …

Fluorescently labeled peptide increases identification of degenerated facial nerve branches during surgery and improves functional outcome

T Hussain, MB Mastrodimos, SC Raju, HL Glasgow… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Nerve degeneration after transection injury decreases intraoperative visibility under white
light (WL), complicating surgical repair. We show here that the use of fluorescently labeled …

Functional and anatomical outcomes of facial nerve injury with application of polyethylene glycol in a rat model

BL Brown, T Asante, HR Welch… - JAMA facial plastic …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Functional and anatomical outcomes after surgical repair of facial nerve injury
may be improved with the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to direct suture …

Electrophysiological assessment of a peptide amphiphile nanofiber nerve graft for facial nerve repair

JJ Greene, MT McClendon… - Journal of tissue …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Facial nerve injury can cause severe long‐term physical and psychological morbidity. There
are limited repair options for an acutely transected facial nerve not amenable to primary …

[PDF][PDF] Macroscopic in vivo imaging of facial nerve regeneration in Thy1-GFP rats

E Placheta, MD Wood, C Lafontaine… - JAMA facial plastic …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Facial nerve injury leads to severe functional and aesthetic deficits. The
transgenicThy1-GFPrat is a new model for facial nerve injury and reconstruction research …