Reconstructive

1292) What is the PERCENTAGE of speech, swallowing, and mastication difficulties related to the XII-to-VII nerve crossover used in facial reanimation?

A. 1%
B. 5%
C. 15%
D. 25%
E. 40%



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1292) C     15%



Madison Clark J., Shockley W. W.: Management of the Paralyzed face, chapter 63 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel. I, editor), Thieme, Third edition, 2009, pp. 869-895