The uses and limitations of auricular composite grafts.
Composite autografts of skin and cartilage from the auricule are useful in the reconstruction of defects in many areas of the head and neck. However, their use has certain limitations if minimal loss of the graft is to be achieved. A variety of examples are presented by the authors and the limitations are summarized.
D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous