Table 1 Demography of time of facial paralysis, etiology, facial nerve function, surgical methods, and synkinesis
From: Efficacy of surgical repair for the functional restoration of injured facial nerve
No. | Time of facial paralysis preoperation (month) | Etiology of facial nerve lesions | Facial nerve function (House–Brackmann Grading) | Surgical methods | Location of lesion | Synkinesis (21 months postoperation) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperation | 21 months postoperation | ||||||
1 | 30 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | IV | IV | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
2 | 7 | Facial nerve hemangioma | III | III | Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis | Labyrinthine segment + Geniculate Ganglion | Yes |
3 | 14 | Facial neurofibroma | IV | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
4 | 0 | Glomus jugulare tumors | I | III | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
5 | 28 | Mastoid hamartoma | V | IV | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
6 | 9 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | II | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
7 | 4 | Facial nerve mechanical injury | VI | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Horizontal segment | Yes |
8 | 14 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | IV | III | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
9 | 0 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | I | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Pyramidal segment | Yes |
10 | 11 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
11 | 19 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | IV | IV | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
12 | 6 | Facial nerve burn-injured | VI | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
13 | 11 | Facial nerve hemangioma | IV | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Horizontal segment | Yes |
14 | 15 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
15 | 7 | Iatrogenic facial nerve injured | V | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Pyramidal segment | Yes |
16 | 17 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | IV | Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis | Labyrinthine segment + horizontal segment | Yes |
17 | 22 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | III | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
18 | 28 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | IV | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
19 | 29 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | IV | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
20 | 39 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | IV | IV | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
21 | 44 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | V | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
22 | 24 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | IV | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
23 | 12 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | V | III | Great auricular nerve transplantation | Vertical segment | Yes |
24 | 30 | Petrous apex cholesteatoma | V | IV | Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis | Labyrinthine segment + horizontal segment | Yes |
25 | 31 | Facial nerve neurilemmoma | VI | V | Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis | Labyrinthine segment + horizontal segment | Yes |
26 | 29 | Petrous apex cholesteatoma | VI | IV | Sural nerve graft | Horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |
27 | 70 | Petrous apex cholesteatoma | VI | VI | Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis | Labyrinthine segment + horizontal segment | Yes |
28 | 122 | Petrous apex cholesteatoma | VI | VI | Hypoglossal to facial nerve anastomosis | Labyrinthine segment + horizontal segment + vertical segment | Yes |