Ear reconstruction after auricular chondritis secondary to ear piercing

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 891-897

  Margulis, Alexander ^a,b,c   Bauer, Bruce S ^a,b,c   Alizadeh, Kaveh ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MAFENIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHONDRITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EAR CARTILAGE; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DISEASES; EAR DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; EAR, EXTERNAL; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0037316926     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000041535.81094.EB     Document Type: Article

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