Complications following correction of prominent ears: an audit review of 122 cases.
Correction of prominent ears is a commonly performed operation, not without complications. We present a retrospective analysis of the results of 122 operations for correction of prominent ears performed in the 12 months from April 1995 to March 1996, and the results of a patient questionnaire. Complications were recorded and analysed. Anterior scoring appears to have a higher complication rate if supplemented by cartilage sutures. Complication rates appear to be highest for unsupervised SHOs. Head bandages are particularly likely to fall off in boys under 7 years of age.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, The Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires