Single‐incision sural nerve harvest: Technical considerations for cross‐facial nerve grafting

Abstract

b.a. is the senior author and performed all of the procedures described, and conceptualized and edited the article. l.e.i. was responsible for data collection and analysis, editing the manuscript, and compiling the figures. d.b.y. performed the first single‐incision nerve harvest with b.a. and is responsible for b.a. adopting the practice. b.l. is b.a.’s partner and assisted with the majority of surgeries and proofread the manuscript. g.g.m. was cosurgeon on many of the described cases and is partly responsible for conceptualizing the article. g.l.p. was responsible for data collection and writing of the original manuscript and compiling the illustrations. Laryngoscope, 129:2464–2466, 2019

Sural nerve harvest for infants: integrated with information based on anatomical dissections

“…Certain researchers have suggested that small skin incisions must be made and a stripper device must be used to minimize the negative effects of traditional methods in the SN harvest. Although nerve harvesting with the stripper device is possible quickly and has significant advantages in reducing scarring, there is a possibility of injury to the SN and lesser saphenous vein, as the harvest is done blindly[19][20][21]. For this reason, endoscopy-guided nerve harvesting enables direct monitoring of the nerve and minimizes the risk of injury to other structures in the region.…”