Perichondro-cutaneous graft.
A perichondro-cutaneous graft uniquely provides skin cover with the potential of generating its own cartilaginous support. An initial laboratory investigation is reported, and various applications of this graft to reconstructive facial surgery are proposed. Several clinical cases are presented.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000502:physiology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011817:Rabbits; D012038:Regeneration; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous