Microtia reconstruction using a porous polyethylene framework

Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-22

  Romo III, Thomas ^a,b   Fozo, Michael S ^a   Sclafani, Anthony P ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Microtia; Porous polyethylene auricular framework; Temporoparietal fascia flap

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; MICROTIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHILD; EAR, EXTERNAL; FASCIA; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POLYETHYLENE; POROSITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034087753     PISSN: 07366825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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