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ReviewCureus2020

The Premasseteric Branch of the Facial Artery: A Review and Translation of Adachi's Work.

Stephen J Bordes, Sina Zarrintan, Joe Iwanaga, Marios Loukas, R Shane Tubbs

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Review in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Quadrifurcation of the Facial Artery Near the Inferior Mandibular Border with a Bilateral Premasseteric Artery Component.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Stephen J BordesAnatomy, St. George's University, St. George's, GRD.
Sina ZarrintanCardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IRN.
Joe IwanagaNeurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
Marios LoukasAnatomy, St. George's University, St. George's, GRD.
R Shane TubbsNeurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRTulane University · USSt. George's University · GD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The premasseteric branch of the facial artery is a variable posterior branch that is closely associated with the anterior border of the masseter muscle. Since its first description, the premasseteric branch has been described using different terms such as the masseteric or posterior branch of the facial artery. While the artery's anatomy is known, it is infrequently discussed in the literature. This manuscript reviews the artery's origin, course, and importance during maxillofacial procedures, especially those involving manipulation of the masseter. We also provide a translation of Adachi's 1928 German text describing the branch.

Indexed as

anatomistanatomyfacial arterymaxillofacial surgerypremasseteric branch

Identifiers

PMID33094077
PMCPMC7574994
OpenAlexW3087455005

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Registered trials

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