Donor-site morbidity after autologous costal cartilage harvest in ear reconstruction and approaches to reducing donor-site contour deformity

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1949-1955

  Uppal, Rajan S ^a   Sabbagh, Walid ^a   Chana, Jagdip ^a   Gault, David T ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RIB CARTILAGE; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX WALL; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; DONOR; EXTERNAL EAR; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE; CHILD; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48049106025     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318170709e     Document Type: Article

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