de Vries K, Devriese P P, Hovinga J, van den Akker H P
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Surgery, University Hospital Leiden.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 1993 Mar;21(2):50-3. doi: 10.1016/s1010-5182(05)80147-7.
Facial nerve palsy following a sagittal split osteotomy is a rare but serious complication. The incidence of facial nerve injury in a group of 1747 patients who had undergone a bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (3494 sagittal splits) was determined and proved to be 0.26% (9 cases). The case histories of 2 patients are presented, and the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this complication are discussed.
矢状劈开截骨术后发生面神经麻痹是一种罕见但严重的并发症。对一组1747例行双侧矢状劈开截骨术（3494次矢状劈开）患者的面神经损伤发生率进行了测定，结果显示为0.26%（9例）。本文介绍了2例患者的病例史，并讨论了该并发症的病因、诊断、治疗及预防。
