CONTEXT In cases of chronic facial palsy, where direct neurotisation is possible, ipsilateral masseteric nerve is a very suitable motor donor. We have tried to specifically locate the masseteric nerve for this purpose. AIMS Describing an approach of localisation and exposure of both the zygomatic branch of Facial nerve and the nerve to masseter, with respect to a soft tissue reference point o...

IMPORTANCE Facial nerve injury leads to severe functional and aesthetic deficits. The transgenic Thy1-GFP rat is a new model for facial nerve injury and reconstruction research that will help improve clinical outcomes through translational facial nerve injury research. OBJECTIVE To determine whether serial in vivo imaging of nerve regeneration in the transgenic rat model is possible, facial n...

Unilateral facial paralysis is a common disease that is associated with significant functional, aesthetic and psychological issues. Though idiopathic facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) is the most common diagnosis, patients can also present with a history of physical trauma, infectious disease, tumor, or iatrogenic facial paralysis. Early repair within one year of injury can be achieved by direct ...

BACKGROUND The use of facial cross-grafting in acquired recent unilateral facial palsy provides spontaneity and emotional activation. Masseteric nerve for facial animation has mainly been described for reinnervation of neuromuscular transplants, babysitter procedures, or direct facial nerve cooptation. The simultaneous use in a single procedure of cross-facial nerve grafting and masseteric coop...

*Laboratoire d’Anesthesiologie, Departement d’Anesthesie-Reanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) PitieSalpetriere, Universite Paris VI, Paris; tDepartement d’Anesthesie-R&animation, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris; SDepartement d’Anesth&ie-Reanimation, CHU C&e de Nacre, Caen; §the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite 451, LOA-ENSTA-Ecole Polytechniqu...

BACKGROUND Mechanical chest compression using a piston device during reanimation is often the only way to ensure stable chest compression at a constant rate and force. However, its use can be associated with severe fractures of the thoracic rib cage and endanger the clinical course of the patient. Thus, the usage of such a piston device during the reanimation has currently been classified as a ...