Introduction and aims: Functional muscle transfer (FMT) combined with cross-facial nerve grafting (CFNG)
is the gold-standard treatment of long-standing unilateral facial palsy, but clinical
series reveal frequent unpredictable underactivity and overactivity. Altering donor
motor axon provision has been shown to affect ultimate FMT strength, potentially accounting
for diverse clinical results. We therefore investigated the hypothesis that axon delivery
to, and strength of, a FMT could be standardised despite varying motor axonal input
by altering the calibre of the interposed nerve graft.
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