늑연골 Costal Cartilage

Ear injuries occur in people of all ages but predominate in active people such as wrestlers, boxers, and bike riders. The types and extent of injury are a function of the force causing the injury. Shearing forces of moderate intensity cause…

Laryngotracheal reconstruction in children with autogenous rib cartilage has proved successful in relieving laryngotracheal stenosis. To date, no objective measurements have been available to assess the upper airway's functional ability in …

Two features of greatest importance in achieving a normal appearance in the reconstruction of an ear with microtia are that a conchal component with sufficient size, shape, and depth is present; and that auricular projection, sufficient in …

The use of rib cartilage graft in ear reconstruction gives good cosmetic results after the age of 8. However three main conditions must be taken into account: 1) a perfect framework sculpture; 2) good quality of the skin in order to provide…

The use of free rib cartilage ear frameworks in unilateral microtia reconstruction has prompted much discussion about their potential for growth. The senior author has reconstructed ear frameworks in 132 microtia patients, most of whom were…

We attempted auricular reconstruction using Radovan-type inflatable silicone expanders in six children and one adult, with the complete hypoplastic, the conchal remnant, and constricted type of microtia. Ear frameworks, including the helix,…

We performed laryngotracheal plastic surgery by transplantation of autogenous costal cartilage graft in 9 cases of subglottic stenosis (2 with congenital type and 7 with acquired type). Of 9 cases, 3 cases had the lesion after long-term int…

A simple surgical technique for correcting posttraumatic enophthalmos is described. The steps are as follows: (1) a plaster mold is obtained of the patient's face, (2) wax is added to the enophthalmic eye of the plaster mold until it become…

Destruction of the nasal septum can produce cosmetic and functional disturbances and is most commonly caused by trauma, septal abscess, and inadequate septal surgery. A method of reconstruction of the destroyed septal infrastructure is pres…

Microtia is a rare malformation. Reconstruction of microtia is not a routine operation because of its rarity of occurrence and the complex deformity. In this paper the indication for surgical treatment, technique, results and complications …

We describe here a technique for reconstruction of the external ear based upon an autogenous costal cartilage graft which is inserted into a cutaneous pocket dissected in the auricular area. Three subsequent procedures are then performed: r…

Plastic surgery for microtia had achieved fairly consistent good results since TANZER (Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 23: 1-15, 1959) and recently the modified methods have become popular. The authors did plastic surgery of auricles with the rib ca…

Reconstruction of the severely deformed external ear has been a frustrating experience for many patients and surgeons alike. Until recently, children with microtia (1:10,000 births) have been subjected to multiple procedures with frequently…

Costal cartilage irregularities are a major component of most congenital thoracic-wall deformities. A significant number of patients with these cartilage irregularities may either refuse major reconstruction or in fact have disorders of ins…

A technique for reconstruction of the ear in patients with acquired deformities is described. The auricular framework is excavated using rib cartilage and embedded through a subcutaneous tunnel undermined on the mastoid region. Carefully ap…

Autogenous rib cartilage grafts are used to correct enophthalmos. The grafts are introduced through two small tunnels into the posterior quadrant of the orbit. The procedure leaves almost no scar and final results are satisfactory.…