Table 1.

Cadaver study: distance of facial nerve trunk from different anatomic landmarks

Cadaver no	Tympanomastoid suture (in mm)	Tragal pointer (in mm)	Posterior belly of digastric (in mm)
1	2.5	14	6.3
2	3	18	7
3	3	15.5	8
4	2.5	18	6
5	3.7	16	7.5
6	2.8	14.6	6.8
7	3	16	8
8	4.5	21	7
9	3	17	9.5
10	3.5	16	8