Staged, laminated, costal cartilage framework for ear reconstruction.
Two features of greatest importance in achieving a normal appearance in the reconstruction of an ear with microtia are that a conchal component with sufficient size, shape, and depth is present; and that auricular projection, sufficient in degree to show contours that appear normal from a posterior view, is present. The authors describe the construction of a staged, laminated framework that helps achieve these goals.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan.
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D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps