Reconstruction of adult auricular defect with thin titanium mesh and prelaminated free radial forearm flap.
We used a thin titanium mesh combined with a prelaminated free radial forearm flap to construct a framework to reconstruct a traumatic defect in an adult ear. The prelaminated forearm flap covered both the anterior and posterior aspects of the titanium framework. A raised ear could therefore be created.
Kubo
Tateki
T
Department of Plastic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. tateki@psurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tomita
Koichi
K
Takada
Akiyoshi
A
Yano
Kenji
K
Hosokawa
Ko
K
D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium
D014025:Titanium