title: [Topographic anatomy of the ear and its application to the reconstructive surgery]. A history of a discovery].
abstract: A new description of the topographic anatomy of the ear states the concept in which the ear is formed by the concha and the extra-concha. Applied to surgery, this concept has great medical value. This new description of the topographic anatomy of the ear is very interesting due to its applications to surgery.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orticochea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion