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Several donor nerves have been used in the past for facial reanimation. We report the results of 30 cases of masseter-to-facial anastomosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of V to VII anastomosis after FP.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a prospective study, we included 30 consecutive patients with FP (20 women and 10 men) whose mean age was 48.8 yr (32-76 yr). In almost all cases, FP developed after cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery (29 patients), whereas in one case, FP occurred after skull base trauma. Pre- and postoperative evaluation of facial nerve function was performed using the House-Brackmann (HB) scale and the Sokolovsky scale, as well as by electromyography. Follow-up ranged from 11 to 51 mo and averaged 22 mo.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All patients achieved functional recovery of the facial nerve from VI to either III or IV HB degree. Patients with short time FP showed significantly better postoperative recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results of the V to VII anastomosis demonstrate a significant improvement of facial nerve function and virtually no complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opaa140","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,15]],"date-time":"2020-06-15T13:34:38Z","timestamp":1592228078000},"page":"502-509","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Masseter-to-Facial Cranial Nerve Anastomosis: A Report of 30 Cases"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Alexander V","family":"Zotov","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Federal Neurosurgical Center, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jamil 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