Cartilage grafts for head and neck augmentation and reconstruction. Autografts and homografts.
This article reviews cartilage grafting in the head and neck, emphasizing its use in facial surgery. The harvesting and preparation of cartilage grafts are reviewed, and both autografts and homografts are discussed. The implementation of cartilage grafts in the nose, ear, eyelid, orbit, and larynx also is presented.
Allcroft
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Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Friedman
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Quatela
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D002356:Cartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation*; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous