title: Successful microsurgical revascularization of an almost totally amputated ear lobe by horse bite.
abstract: Total or subtotal amputation of the external ear related to horse bite is an uncommon situation. In our case, we report successful microsurgical revascularization of almost totally amputated ear of a 75-year-old male patient caused by a horse bite.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, School of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dadaci
authors.forename: Ayse Ozlem
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Gundeslioğlu
authors.forename: Bilsev
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Altuntas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D012092:Replantation; D013536:Suture Techniques