title: [Clinical application of osseointegration for auricular defects and deformity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical value of osseointegration for repairing auricular defects and deformity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty cases (21 ears) including congenital and non-congenital auricular defects and deformity, were treated with osseointegrated prostheses according to the manual of Branemark implanting system. The first-stage operation was for osseointegration of implants, and the second-stage was for anchoring the prostheses. All cases were followed up for six months to three years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One-time success rate is 100%. Satisfactory rate of appearance recovery is 90.47%. The infection rate between osseointegrated implants and surrounding tissue is 14.28%. The stability rate of prostheses is 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has a good result to apply osseointegrated prostheses for repairing auricular defects and deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. zhangzz0369@126.com
authors.forename: Zhi-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Sui-Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016348:Osseointegration; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult