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Fig. 33.3 Diagram of epineural sleeve repair, reproduced with permission from Siemionow M, Brzezicki G.Current techniques and concepts in peripheral nerve repair. Int Rev. Neurobiol 2009;87:148
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33.3.4 Nerve Grafts
33.3.4.1 Autografts
For the repair of larger nerve gaps across which tension-free or minimal tension neurorrhaphy is unavailable, grafts are indicated. Nerve grafts in particular contain components, namely, Schwann cells and their extracellular matrix and growth factors, that make them the ideal scaffold for regeneration of injured nerve axons. Taken together, these constitute a microenvironment that effectively promotes the advancement of regenerating axons [19].
As compared to primary suture repair, nerve grafting results in both an increased incidence of synkinesis and a longer rehabilitation time as nerve function returns [20]. In synkinesis, aber­rant neural regeneration across the graft can cause multiple muscle groups to contract when just one is activated. This can be minimized by
the use of multiple neural inputs such that the upper facial musculature and lower facial muscu­lature are innervated separately. Using a masseteric- to-buccal coaptation as an adjunct to the cable nerve graft has been shown to reduce the incidence of synkinesis and result in a faster recovery of oral commissure movement [
21]
(Fig.33.4).
There has also been consideration as to the importance of nerve polarity in orienting these nerve grafts. Historically, the philosophy has been to orient the nerve graft in its physiologic orienta­tion such that the proximal end of the graft is coapted with the proximal end of the defect. Conversely, many surgeons recommend the oppo­site so as to minimize the potential for arborized axons to get lost to misrouting [22]. A systematic review revealed no signicant differences in func­tional outcomes or nerve generation between nor­mal and reversed polarity nerve autografts [23].
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Fig. 33.4 Diagram of concurrent masseteric nerve trans­fer and cable graft. MAB represents the medial antebrach­ial nerve used as the nerve graft
33.3.5 Nerve Reconstruction andNerve Transfers
In some instances of facial nerve injury, neither primary suture repair nor graft techniques are applicable. When the proximal facial nerve stump is resected or damaged but the distal NMJ and facial muscles are intact, a nerve substitution may be indicated. The best outcomes for these procedures have been reported when they are performed within 12–18months, although some studies report success after up to 4 years [24, 25]. After chronic denervation, the neuromuscular junction undergoes signicant atrophy at the motor end plate, and the outcomes of nerve trans­fers are much less successful [5].
33.3.5.1 Hypoglossal-Facial (XII-VII)
The hypoglossal nerve is a valuable option for nerve substitution of the facial nerve as it is prox­imal to the extratemporal portion and has a high population of myelinated motor axons. In addi­tion, hemi-tongue weakness is more tolerable among patients than weakness of other facial musculature [26, 27].
Historically, the classic procedure entailed transection of the entire hypoglossal nerve and reattachment distally to the facial nerve stump. Since its advent, there have been several modi­cations in order to minimize tongue dysfunction and subsequent issues with articulation and mas­tication. Animal studies have sought to quantify the percentage of hypoglossal axons required to preserve acceptable tongue function. A rodent model demonstrated that at 40% preservation of the hypoglossal nerve, tongue atrophy is mini­mized and the facial musculature can be effec­tively reinnervated [28]. This has led to an early modication in which there is partial nerve sacri­ce. Other modications include the jump graft which utilizes a donor cable graft– either from the greater auricular or sural nerve– to bridge the hypoglossal nerve and the distal facial nerve trunk. Studies demonstrate that the end-to-side neurorrhaphy used in the jump graft repair is best facilitated by deliberate transection of some of the donor nerve axons to facilitate regeneration [29]. This modication serves to preserve some tongue function and decrease mass activation of the hemiface [30].
Finally, the infratemporal facial nerve can be reected out of the mastoid bone and used for direct communication between the hypoglossal nerve and the distal facial trunk. This obviates the need for an interpositional graft and decreases axonal loss through an additional coaptation site [31]. After proximal nerve injuries such as acous­tic neuroma with facial nerve sacrice or, indeed, whenever there is adequate facial nerve available, this is a very attractive option as it necessitates just one coaptation between two intact nerves.
As of yet, the outcomes of these various modi­cations have not yet been studied among one another, and there is some debate as to which one balances the least morbidity with the best func­tional results. However, there is a consensus as to the inferiority of the classic nerve transfer relative to the three alternative procedures as the former results in hemiglossal paresis and mass activation and synkinesis [
5]. The complete sacrice of the
hypoglossal nerve is no longer considered a treat­ment standard due to the existence of these newer techniques with signicantly less morbidity.
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33.3.5.2 Masseteric-Facial (V-VII)
The masseteric branch of the trigeminal nerve has more recently been popularized as an option for nerve transfer in the setting of facial nerve injury [32]. The masseteric nerve presents as a valuable option as it has reliable surgical anat­omy, which provides for ease of dissection. There is minimal-to-no donor site morbidity from sacri­ce. In addition, the nerve to the masseter is located in close proximity to the facial nerve, obviating the need for a cable graft, and has a high axonal count allowing for quick recovery and robust input [4, 33] (Fig.33.5).
The success of the masseteric-facial coapta­tion may lie in the physiologic connectedness of cranial nerves V and VII.Some studies have indi­cated that patients who undergo this procedure may achieve spontaneous movement without the conscious thought required of hypoglossal nerve transfers [34]. In a study comparing hemihypo­glossal nerve and masseteric nerve transpositions for rehabilitation of facial paralysis, the latter was demonstrated to result in better symmetry and faster onset of movement [35]. Other studies further suggest that masseteric nerve transfer
minimizes the synkinesis, dysphagia, and dysar­thria associated with hypoglossal nerve transfer and provides a robust axonal volume that allows for a speedy recovery to function [
36].
A major disadvantage of the masseteric nerve transfer is the poor resting tone that results. Outcomes after this operation demonstrate a lim­ited effect on symmetry of the oral commissure at rest, and this is particularly evident during dynamic stages such as speech during which the patient isn’t clenching down [37]. In order to mitigate this, it is the authors’ preference to com­bine the masseteric-to-buccal with a hypoglossal­to- facial coaptation, either through an end-to-side or a jump graft. In doing so, the repair is provided better resting tone from the hypoglossal while also beneting from the fast, powerful masseteric input (Fig.33.6).
33.3.5.3 Cross-Facial Nerve Grafting
Cross-facial nerve grafting has been described as another means of facial nerve repair in which the source of axons is the contralateral healthy facial nerve. It is the only donor nerve option that pro­vides mimetic potential. It also allows for recov-
Fig. 33.5 Diagram of masseter-to-facial nerve transfer anatomy, reproduced with permission from Klebuc MJ.Facial reanimation using the masseter-to-facial nerve transfer. Plast Reconstr Surg 2011;127(5):1911
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Masseteric
Hypoglossal
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Fig. 33.6 Diagram of concurrent masseteric nerve trans­fer and hypoglossal nerve transfer
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ery of emotion-based expression in which a patient is able to produce a smile as a natural response [38]. Due to the use of contralateral facial nerve bers, there is no need for neuromus­cular retraining or physical therapy to relearn how to activate these muscles [35].
The disadvantage to the cross-facial nerve graft procedure is that it requires a long nerve graft to reach the facial mimetic muscles and thus consists of a prolonged recovery time and requires two stages. The ensuing muscle atrophy and the limited number of axons in the repair are such that the reinnervation generates less motor power than hypoglossal nerve transfers [39].
33.3.5.4 Babysitter Procedure
The babysitter procedure is an adaptation that seeks to address some of the disadvantages of the cross-facial nerve graft technique. It capital­izes on optimal spontaneous outcomes of the procedure while mitigating the effects of longer
deinnervation time. In it, a portion of the ipsilat­eral hypoglossal nerve is utilized rst in a nerve transfer with the facial nerve trunk. Simultaneously, a nerve graft – often the sural nerve – is coapted to a healthy facial nerve branch to create the cross-
facial nerve graft, which is delivered, but not connected, to the paretic side. At a later operation, once the activ­ity of the facial nerve grows across the graft, the distal end(s) of the cross-facial nerve graft(s) is coapted to distal branches of the facial nerve [40,
41] (Fig.33.7). The premise is that the hypoglos-
sal nerve is a temporizing measure to prevent atrophy of the facial musculature while awaiting reinnervation [
42]. By combining these two
techniques, studies demonstrate that the babysit­ter procedure can preserve the facial muscula­ture with an immediate, powerful nerve transfer and thus allows for optimal reanimation and syn­chronized facial expression in long term once the facial nerve grafts are attached [5, 43].
Fig. 33.7 Diagram of the babysitter procedure, stage 1 (left) and stage 2 (right), reproduced with permission from Terzis JK,Tzafetta K. The “babysitter” procedure:
minihypoglossal. To facial nerve transfer and cross-facial nerve grafting. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009;123(3):872
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33.4 Reanimation
33.4.1 Free Muscle Transfers
In patients who have long-standing facial paraly­sis, muscle transfers may be pursued. In these patients, the facial muscles are subject to irre­versible atrophy and loss of function at the motor end plates and thus cannot be simply reinner­vated by any of the nerve transfer procedures described above. Similarly, patients with Möbius syndrome or developmental palsy in whom the facial muscles are paralyzed from birth can be candidates for free muscle transfers as well [4].
Free muscle transfers have emerged as the premier option for these patients. The most com­monly used gracilis free muscle transfer has been demonstrated to achieve quantiable improvements in several measures including static symmetry, dynamic symmetry, and oral commissure excursion [44]. In addition, there is the potential for these patients to undergo movement- associated cortical reorganization which may allow for the development of sponta­neous smiles [5, 45].
The choice of the gracilis is due to its predict­able anatomy, appropriate length and contractil­ity, and ease of harvest [43]. The procedure involves a portion of the gracilis muscle being exposed and demarcated around a neurovascular pedicle after which it is split longitudinally for transplantation. It is inset via a face-lift incision and secured to the oral commissure. For vascular supply, the facial artery and vein are used [46]. For nerve supply, there are several options. The obturator nerve has traditionally been driven by a cross-facial nerve graft which allows for a coor­dinated and spontaneous smile (Fig. 33.8). Alternatively, the masseteric nerve provides a signicantly more powerful smile with higher axonal counts [32]. More recently, a combined approach has coupled the benets of the two neu­ral inputs with a double-powered transfer [47].
Due to the prolonged regeneration time of the cross-facial nerve graft, the traditional operation occurs in two parts: in the rst, the cross-facial nerve graft is placed using a sural nerve donor. Axonal regeneration is followed clinically using
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Fig. 33.8 Diagram of gracilis muscle free ap and inner­vation by the ipsilateral masseteric nerve and the contra­lateral facial nerve through an interpositional sural nerve graft, reproduced with permission from Biglioli F, Colombo V, Tarabbia F, etal. Double innervation in free­ap surgery for long-standing facial paralysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2012;65:1345
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Tinel’s sign to determine the timing of the second stage of surgery. It may take up to a year for the regenerating axons to reach across the face. In the second operation, the gracilis muscle is trans­planted as a neurovascular muscle free ap [3]. The ap is inset medial to the nasolabial crease and around the modiolus with an extension into the lower lip. Then, the vascular anastomosis is performed followed by the nerve coaptations. The ap is then afxed to the deep temporalis fascia or zygomatic periosteum along the vector of excursion [
42]. The combination of this cross-
facial nerve graft with input from the ipsilateral masseteric permits for spontaneous, mimetic smiles that are much more highly powered [45].
There are disadvantages associated with the gracilis muscle specically. There is the potential for contour abnormalities and muscle bulk asym­metry that may lead to aesthetic deformities [5]. In addition, poor muscle contraction may lend to a less powerful repair if the ideal muscle tension
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is not set. Studies have proposed the use of the sternohyoid muscle as an alternative as a muscle more comparable in nerve ber makeup and bulk to the zygomaticus major. Other benets include its nonessential function and longer recipient nerve that may provide advantages over gracilis transposition [48]. Despite this, the gracilis remains the widely accepted standard for free muscle transfer in facial reanimation.
33.4.2 Regional Muscle Transfers
As an alternative to the free muscle transfer, the donor muscle can be transferred regionally such as the temporalis, the masseter, or the anterior digastric. The temporalis muscle transfer is the most frequently used, and the favored, ortho­dromic approach involves removing the muscle at its insertion on the coronoid process and reat­taching it to the oral commissure [43]. The advantage of regional muscle transfers is that the operation is far less complex than the free muscle transfers as there is no need for microvascular surgery; the neurovascular supply is pedicled with the regional muscle transfers [42]. In addi­tion, the functional benet is immediate after sur­gery without the long rehabilitation time associated with free aps. Disadvantages of this operation include the potential for smile vector asymmetries, diminished excursion relative to a free ap, and lack of spontaneous smile [49].
33.5 Emerging Research
33.5.1 Advances inNerve Regeneration
33.5.1.1 Nerve Allografts
There is a great deal of interest in nding alter­natives to the use of autografts in the repair of nerve gap injuries due to secondary sensory or motor decits incurred [50]. Allografts have been studied as an alternative, in particular acel­lular nerve allografts which avoid the need for long-term immunosuppression [51]. The RANGER Study has allowed for investigation
into the long-term outcomes of patients who have utilized human nerve allograft in the recon­struction of the nerve. The data suggest that these allograft repairs result in high functional recovery and are a promising alternative to the traditional autograft repairs [
52].
33.5.1.2 Nonneural Biological Grafts
Nonneural biological grafts have also been stud­ied as an alternative to nerve autografts. These typically consist of artery segments, vein seg­ments, or skeletal muscle autografts. Vein seg­ments have been studied the most in the literature, and animal studies have reported outcomes com­parable to those of nerve autografts [53, 54]. In addition, there has been some interest in the use of multiple-component conduits such as muscle­vein- combined techniques. Experimental studies have shown that combined muscle-vein conduits are rapidly colonized by Schwann cells which assist in promoting nerve regeneration [55, 56]. These, too, have demonstrated nerve repair out­comes that are nearly equivalent to autograft reconstruction [49].
33.5.1.3 Articial Nerve Guidance Conduits
Articial nerve guidance conduits are advanta­geous as they can circumvent the issues of donor site morbidity and immunogenicity that are asso­ciated with other graft techniques. Research in nerve conduits has sought to design a support structure to facilitate the direction and growth of the injured nerve and provide a barrier through which the intervening connective tissue could not cross. There are currently FDA-approved options for conduits, many of which are constructed out of type I collagen. There are a number of studies looking into techniques to control the inner con­duit bioactivity in an effort to improve the ef­ciency and outcomes of nerve regeneration [57]. Schwann cells have been used to seed these con­duits in order to mimic the native neural environ­ment and promote nerve repair [58]. In addition, chemical inuences have been studied to reduce the surrounding inammation that can otherwise impair tissue healing in the area of the repair. Researchers have looked at using lentiviral gene
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therapy to elicit a sustained IL-10 expression to modulate leukocytes in the area of spinal cord injury [59]. These and other modulators will likely play important roles in the generation of articial nerve conduits which effectively pro­mote guided neural regeneration.
33.5.1.4 Motor Nerve Donor Grafts
Typically, autologous nerve grafts are derived from sensory nerves, despite their role in recon­structing injuries in motor nerves. Research into Schwann cell gene expression has demonstrated that cells may express different genes and pheno­types depending on whether they are from sen­sory or motor nerves. Studies demonstrate that there is a phenomenon called preferential motor reinnervation in which a motor axon tends to regenerate down a motor pathway when given the option between motor and sensory pathways [60]. This is thought to be driven by the motor or sensory phenotype Schwann cells present within the nerve pathways which assist in inuencing the regenerating nerves [61]. Similarly, studies in rats demonstrated preferential nerve regeneration with the use of motor nerve grafts vs sensory nerve grafts [62, 63]. There is still an absence of clinical studies in this area, but the ndings thus far suggest that motor nerve defects may see opti­mal regeneration results with the use of dispens­able motor nerve grafts.
The motor nerve to the vastus lateralis muscle is a readily accessible motor nerve during the harvest of an anterolateral thigh free ap in cases
where advanced parotid malignancies require nerve grafting and soft tissue coverage. Its branching pattern is made up of 4–5 branches that arborize, and it is particularly well-suited for facial nerve repair or cable grafting [5].
33.5.2 Functional Electrical Stimulation
Studies into microelectrical system-based devices use functional electrical stimulation as a means to apply an electrical current to deinnervated muscles to stimulate muscle contraction. This technology is currently in use in several clinical applications including patients with paralyzed limbs, impaired respiratory function, and bowel and bladder dysfunction [64]. Animal studies in hemiparalysis have utilized this concept to pace intact neural signals from a healthy orbicularis oculi muscle with the contralateral, paralyzed muscle to restore eyeblink [6567] (Fig. 33.9). There is also research to suggest that this technol­ogy may be translated into applications for other facial muscle palsies [8, 68].
33.5.3 Bioelectrical Interfaces
A major focus of research efforts targeting facial nerve injury is the study of neural interfaces that allow for the recording of a signal from a donor nerve and the stimulation of a recipient nerve.
External Receiver
• Microcontroller
• Battery
• Telemetry
Skin
Fig. 33.9 Stimulation of paralyzed mimetic musculature using signals captured from the non-paralyzed side to gener­ate symmetric activation, reproduced with permission from McDonnall D and Ward PD [63]
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Power
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This could be applied in the setting of unilateral facial nerve injury in which the contralateral, functional facial nerve is recorded and the input is used to stimulate the side of the face ipsilateral to the injury [5]. There are a signicant number of bioelectrical interfaces currently undergoing evaluation (Table33.1).
Table 33.1 Comparison of peripheral nerve interfaces currently being studied, reproduced with permission from Langhals etal. [
Electrode structure
Interface Records or induces
Advantages – Limited neural
Limitations – Poor resolution
5]
Cuff electrodes Exposed metal wires in silicon with monopolar, bipolar, or tripolar conguration
gross nerve activity from the surface of the nerve
trauma, favorable biocompatibility
Long safety
track record
– Extensive prior
use in humans
of individual nerve fascicles
Biased toward
axons near the epineurium/ close to cuff
Flat-interface nerve electrodes (FINE) Advanced cuff electrode– multiple electrodes individually stimulate or record nerve activity
Reshapes nerve into atter footprint to bring individual nerve fascicles to the epineurium surface Greater selectivity and neural discrimination than standard cuff electrodes
Poor
resolution of individual nerve fascicles
– Biased
toward axons near the epineurium/ close to cuff
Penetrating nerve arrays of electrodes Either individual wires or microfabricated silicon-based electrodes that are implanted into the nerve
May need pneumatic insertion tools to insert electrode intrafascicularly into the nerve
Allows interfacing of multiple nerve fascicles and potentially individual axons
– 6-month life
– Signicant
Cuff electrodes function through the place­ment of an electrode placed atop the nerve that is capable of either recording neural inputs from or translating activity to the nerve. The technol­ogy is limited by the fact that the signal in ques­tion may not reect individual nerve fascicles but rather the net activity of the entire nerve.
Regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) Modication of regenerative electrodes– utilized a mechanical intermediary (muscle) to maximize interface stability Muscle tissue creates a mechanical intermediary between nerve and electrode
Avoids the
neural trauma seen with other interfaces
Muscle tissue
amplies neural signals 10–100x
– Potentially
protects the nerve from direct electrical stimulation damage
– Potential for
interference between nearby interfaces
– Optimal
application­specic integrated circuit in progress
due to neural­electrical interface instability
trauma and bleeding reported with cortical implantation
Regenerative electrodes Silicon or polymer with holes in structure, device afxed to ends of divided nerve to allow nerve regrowth through structure
If electrodes are afxed inside the channel so that nerve regrows through, it allows interface with electrodes already in place
– Flexibility in
size of sieves, tubes, and channels allows regeneration of nerves and fascicles
Used when the
facial nerve has been divided or it is surgically acceptable to divide
– Mechanical
mismatch between electronics and soft neural tissue
– Nerve
transection required and scaffold may impede ber growth
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As a result, this technology cannot accurately capture the neural input to each of the individual facial muscle groups. An alternative to this is the use of the at-interface nerve electrode to reshape the geometry of the nerve such that the individual fascicles are more supercial and thus accessible for selective stimulation [69]. The penetrating nerve array of electrodes is another option which works via intrafascicular implantation of the electrode into the nerve which allows for maximal surface area between the electrode and the neural tissue. It is a major feature in research in amputated limbs and pros­theses [70]. Issues with this technology sur­round the incompatibility between the rigid electronic interface and the soft nerve tissue that results in rapid performance loss over the course of months [71].
Another technology on the horizon in the eld of peripheral nerve repair includes the use of a regenerative peripheral nerve interface that seeks to mitigate these performance issues. Muscle tissue is used as a physiologic target into which the peripheral nerve grows, thus provid­ing a nerve- electrode interface that prevents neu­roma formation. Additionally, it facilitates a major multifold increase in signal clarity [72]. Figure33.10 illustrates an example in which the muscle and tissue from the small intestine are used as the interface.
Sprouts
15
SIS
Fig. 33.10 Diagram depicting regenerative peripheral nerve interface in which the peripheral nerve has grown into the muscle and small intestine submucosa (SIS). The unlabeled arrow indicates neural input. Reproduced with permission from Langhals etal. [5]
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33.6 Conclusion
Facial nerve palsy can have a signicantly detri­mental impact on a patient’s life insofar as qual­ity, activities of daily living, and self-image. Efcacious correction of this decit can return a patient’s ability to eat, blink, and share emotion and thus has far-reaching clinical implications. The location of the injury and the time to repair are critical factors in guiding therapeutic decision- making. From a wide variety of approaches in reinnervation and reanimation, a surgeon can effectively target the underlying neu­ral and/or muscular decit and return symmetry and motion to a once-paralyzed face. Important among all these techniques is the need for post­operative neuromuscular training that allows for return to function in these patients [73, 74]. Together with rehabilitation, these procedures make up a therapeutic arsenal through which critical facial nerve function can be returned to those who have suffered a very damaging paralysis.
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