title: Marginal mandibular nerve palsy due to compression by a cervical hard collar.
abstract: A case history of a trauma patient who developed a palsy of the marginal mandibular nerve from compression by a cervical spine hard collar is presented. After clinical and radiographic screening found no evidence of occult cervical spine pathology, the collar was removed; the palsy resolved uneventfully during the next 2 days.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001915:Braces / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009333:Neck; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries