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Abstract
Cross-facial nerve grafts followed in 4 to 12 months by microneurovascular free gracilis transplantation can produce adequate reconstruction in the lower two-thirds of a paralysed face. The mixed sensory and motor deep peroneal nerve and the small muscle bulk of the extensor digitorum brevis limit its usefulness in facial palsy. The gracilis has proved to be a much superior muscle. A feasible method for total reanimation of unilateral facial palsy is presented.
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© 1980 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
