title: Compressive plastic splint for postoperative management of the ear.
abstract: A new splint for use after ear reconstruction is described. This splint adjusts suitably to the complicated contours of the ear without requiring any impressions before fabrication. The splint controls expansion and contractile forces and consequently prevents some of the complications following ear surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yotsuyanagi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010969:Plastics; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013165:Splints
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics