title: Algorithm based on eighteen patients with acquired traumatic earlobe defects not associated with jewellery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Superspeciality Block, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Friji
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chittoria
authors.forename: S Dinesh
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003663:Decision Trees; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000293:injuries*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult