title: [Ear cartilage as tarsus replacement (with long-term results)].
abstract: The authors report on 52 lid operations in combination with the transplantation of ear cartilage to serve as tarsus. The preoperative diagnoses were: ectropion (22); entropion (5); tumors (18); lid reconstruction following trauma (7). The long-term results were determined in 24 patients with 29 lids, with an average follow-up time of 26 months. The lid margin fit and the cartilage was palpable in nearly 90% of the long-term results; 83% of the patients were content with the cosmetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik, Münster.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Meyer-Rüsenberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Emmerich
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D004431:Ear, External; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques
vernacular_title: Ohrknorpel als Tarsusersatz (mit Langzeitergebnissen).