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Table 4 Relation of MMN with inferior border of mandible and facial artery, comparison of previous publications

From: Intraoperative localization of the marginal mandibular nerve: a landmark study

References

Subject

Reference to facial artery

Reference to lower border mandible

Above

Below

Dingman and Grabb [5]

Cadaver

Ant to

100 %

0

Post to

81 %

19 %

Wang et al. [12]

Cadaver

Ant to

90 %

10 %

Post to

67 %

33 %

Savary et al. [20]

Cadaver

Ant to

a

27 %

Post to

a

63 %

Nason et al. [15]

Patient

 

a

64 %

Nelson and Gingrass [17]

Cadaver

  

100 %

Baker and Conley [21]

Patient

  

Almost 100 %

Woltmann et al. [29]

Cadaver

 

57.70 %

43.30 %

Ziarah and Atkinson [25]

Cadaver

 

47 %

53 %

  1. ant anterior, post posterior
  2. aNot reported