Anatomy of the Facial Nerve at the Condylar Area: Measurement Study and Clinical Implications

Table 2

Location of the facial nerve on the tragus-ala line.

Branch of facial nerve; (average number of intersecting branches, 2.1)	Distance between; facial nerve and tragus (mm)
Temporal branch; (observed in all 25 cases)	23.8 ± 5.7
Zygomatic branch; (in single intersection type, 8 cases/32%)	36.7 ± 2.6
Zygomatic branch; (in double intersections type, 10 cases/40%)
Anterior branch	25.7 ± 4.1
Posterior branch	32.1 ± 4.2

Data are mean ± SD values.