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Primary study · included by 1 review

Outcomes following temporalis tendon transfer in irradiated patients.

Griffin 2012 · Griffin Garrett R, Abuzeid Waleed, Vainshtein Jeffrey, et al. · Archives of facial plastic surgery · 2012

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Smile Asymmetry and Eyelid Closure Following Temporalis Muscle Transfer for Facial Reanimation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Griffin 2012 · Reference 18; Results (Study Characteristics)
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Smile asymmetry reduction
Temporalis muscle transfer vs Preoperative baseline · Latest follow-up
MD 9.611 [7.161, 12.061]8 studies · 150 participantsGRADE not reported
Smile asymmetry reduction
Temporalis muscle transfer vs Preoperative baseline · Latest follow-up
MD 8.933 [6.749, 11.117]6 studies · 94 participantsGRADE not reported
Oral commissure displacement improvement
Temporalis muscle transfer vs Preoperative baseline · Latest follow-up
MD 7.299 [5.916, 8.682]5 studies · 90 participantsGRADE not reported
Smile asymmetry reduction
Traditional orthodromic temporalis muscle transfer vs Preoperative baseline · Latest follow-up
MD 9.910 [7.336, 12.484]3 studies · 43 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.