Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8700285 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Facial nerve paralysis is an unusual formidable complication that can manifest after various maxillofacial surgeries, including open reduction of facial trauma. The branches more predisposed to such injury are the zygomatic and marginal mandibular branches. Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures are frequently encountered in maxillofacial trauma. The facial nerve has not been described as endangered during ZMC surgery. Paralysis of the buccal branch after ZMC repair with delayed onset has been reported only once. This report describes a patient with immediate facial nerve paralysis after open reduction and internal fixation of an isolated ZMC fracture through an intraoral approach. This is a previously unreported rare complication after ZMC fracture repair that should be discussed as a possibility when obtaining preoperative consent.
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Authors
Padmanidhi MDS, Ashi MDS, Shailesh MDS, Kanav MDS,