Aesthetic microtia reconstruction with medpor

Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-128

  Romo III, Thomas ^a   Reitzen, Shari D ^b  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medpor auricular framework; Microtia; Temporoparietal flap

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

EAR RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MICROTIA; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RIB CARTILAGE; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EAR, EXTERNAL; ESTHETICS; FASCIA; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POLYETHYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 39449110904     PISSN: 07366825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1037453     Document Type: Review

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