Investigation of the control of cartilage shape in situ in the rabbit ear.
A study using 36 rabbits was done to measure the changes in the shape of the rabbit ear after morseling an area of the cartilage, with or without excision of a 15 mm strip of skin from the same or opposite surface. The results are shown and discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004431:Ear, External / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D011817:Rabbits; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*