title: Immediate reconstruction of the helical rim after bite injury using the posterior auricular flap.
abstract: A local flap of auriculomastoid skin and subcutaneous tissue, based on the posterior auricular artery, has been used to reconstruct as a primary procedure defects of the helical rim following animal and human bites. The principles of the reconstruction and three illustrative case reports are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Klaassen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*