title: Facial nerve grafting.
abstract: The techniques of facial nerve grafting have undergone several adjustments and refinements within the last 20 years. Those techniques that have stood the test of time are discussed, and new approaches to facial nerve grafting in the temporal bone are explored.
authors.affiliation: Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fisch
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lanser
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000379:methods