Open AccessEvaluation of facial nerve function following surgical approaches for maxillofacial trauma
Author(s) -
Raj Prabhu,
Ramen Sinha,
Souma Chowdhury,
Prabodh Kumar Chattopadhyay
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.95315
Subject(s) - medicine , facial nerve , surgery , facial trauma , nerve injury , fixation (population genetics) , reduction (mathematics) , population , geometry , environmental health , mathematics
The aim of this study was to report facial nerve injury following extraoral surgical approaches for the treatment of maxillofacial trauma, using the House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system (HBFNGS) as a means of classifying and measuring the degree and type of injury.