A prospective evaluation of psychosocial outcomes following ear reconstruction with rib cartilage in microtia

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1466-1473

  Steffen, Armin ^a   Wollenberg, Barbara ^a   König, Inke R ^a   Frenzel, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ear; Microtia; Psychosocial; Rib cartilage; Satisfaction; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR MALFORMATION; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROTIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT REFUSAL; ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; EAR SURGERY; EXTERNAL EAR; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RIB; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CARTILAGE; CHILD; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RIBS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77956344639     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.09.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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