Medpor Alternative for Microtia Repair

Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-136

  Romo III, Thomas ^a,b,c   Presti, Paul M ^a   Yalamanchili, Haresh R ^a  

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

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; POLYETHYLENE;

APPLICATION SITE EXCORIATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARTILAGE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; EXTERNAL EAR; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; ISCHEMIA; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROTIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE FLAP; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARTILAGE; EAR CARTILAGES; EAR, EXTERNAL; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646926755     PISSN: 10647406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2006.01.006     Document Type: Review

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