Research Article

The Relationship of the Facial Nerve to the Condylar Process: A Cadaveric Study with Implications for Open Reduction Internal Fixation

Table 1

Reported rate of facial nerve injury.

ResearcherApproachSample sizeRate of facial nerve injury

Pereira et al. [2]Preauricular2130%
Hammer et al. [3]Preauricular313.2%
MacArthur et al. [4]Preauricular1315.4%
Meyer et al. [5]High submandibular640%