Surgical pearl: Repair of split or deformed ear lobe with a tongue depressor blade for stabilization during surgery

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6 I, 1998, Pages 990-991

  Smith, C ^a   Glaser, D A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EAR MALFORMATION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 17144436852     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70592-4     Document Type: Article

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