title: Management of trauma of the facial nerve.
abstract: The general principles of management of trauma to the facial nerve from a variety of causes are presented and the indications for and timing of surgery are reviewed. Attention is given to management techniques unique to injuries of the extracranial, intratemporal, and intracranial divisions of the nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Adkins
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Osguthorpe
mesh_terms: D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications