[The immediate local skin flaps transference for the treatment of acute auricle trauma defect].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the advantage and postoperation notice of immediate local skin flaps transference for the treatment of acute auricle trauma defect.


METHODS
A retrospective study was carried out to judge the immediate local skin flaps transference for sixty-three patients who underwent ear injury.


RESULTS
All the flaps survived postoperation. After a follow-up observation for 12-18 months, the shapes of all patients' ears were satisfying, and there were no osteochondritis.


CONCLUSIONS
Immediate local skin flaps transference for the treatment of acute auricle trauma defect could recover the shape of ears in short time. The colour of flaps were similar as the ears, so the local skin flaps were ideal material for the ear reconstruction. If the wound were contaminated, antibiotics must be used, in addition to the Dexamethasone intravenous for seven to ten days which may inhibit the osteochondrites to some extent.
Feng
Xiaoling
X
Department of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yi
Chuanxun
C
Zhang
Yiming
Y
Wang
Yurong
Y
Peng
Chong
C
Yang
Ming
M
Guo
Nengqiang
N
Zhou
Wendong
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps