Case report reveals success of deep temporal nerve powering a free gracilis muscle transfer in nerve-depleted patients, indicating new donor nerve possibilities.
The choice of a donor nerve to innervate a free gracilis muscle transfer (FMGT) is more complicated in patients with a history of previous facial paralysis surgeries. This case report describes the use of the deep temporal nerve to successfully power a FMGT in a nerve-depleted patient.
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