Transient facial nerve palsy due to plate and screw removal after sagittal split ramus osteotomy of the mandible
Facial nerve paralysis (FNP) due to plate removal after orthognathic surgery has not been reported. We describe FNP in a patient who successfully underwent plate/screw removal and genioplasty a year after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO). After emerging from general anaesthesia, the r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667147621002284 |