The Effect of Etanercept and Methylprednisolone on Functional Recovery of the Facial Nerve After Crush Injury

Objective To establish whether etanercept, a TNF-α antagonist, is an alternative and effective treatment on facial nerve after crush injury. Method Fifty-four rats underwent exposure of the left main trunk of the facial nerve followed by a standard crush injury. Animals were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, methylprednisolone-treated group, and etanercept-treated group. All these groups were divided into 2 subgroups; animals were...