TY - JOUR PY - 1995// TI - Facial nerve palsy after mandibular fracture JO - Annals of plastic surgery A1 - Weinberg, M. J. A1 - Merx, P. A1 - Antonyshyn, O. A1 - Farb, R. SP - 546 EP - 549 VL - 34 IS - 5 N2 - A 19-year-old man sustained a right parasymphyseal fracture and bilateral condylar neck fractures in a motor vehicle accident. The parasymphyseal fracture was treated by open reduction and internal fixation, and the subcondylar fractures were treated with closed reduction and maxillomandibular fixation. Three days postoperatively, a near-complete left facial nerve palsy developed. Facial nerve recovery was not full. The literature is reviewed, and possible mechanisms of this rare and devastating complication are discussed.

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