늑연골 Costal Cartilage

One-hundred and sixty-six patients were followed up for a year following transplantation of costal cartilage, and we studied the relationship between the clarity of contours of the reconstructed ear and the condition of the scar on the ante…

The most common procedures to reconstruct a severe saddle-nose deformity are autogenous costal cartilage, iliac bone grafting, or Silastic implants. Each of them has its specific disadvantages. As an alternative solution, an autogenous bila…

The correction of protruding ears using a modification of Becker's method is described. The reconstruction of the auricle is done in stages using autologous composite grafts and rib cartilage.…

Based on anatomic studies of the postauricular cutaneous circulation, a modified single-stage total ear reconstruction procedure has been presented. The operation consists of using a large, superthin, well-vascularized, and well-innervated …

Preserved irradiated homologous rib cartilage is not frequently used in spite of many publications confirming its value. To draw attention of Canadian otolaryngologists, a review of 62 cases with at least two years follow-up is presented co…

Our methods of the reconstruction of the microtia are mentioned. In microtia of both auricles we first try to reconstruct the structures of middle ear and the external channel. If possible we use a "transposition-rotation flap" and rib cart…

New methods for the reconstruction of the ear, nose, and breast using omentum to vascularize appropriate tissue composites of skin, bone, and cartilage are described. The initial investigation demonstrated that it is possible to obtain an i…

A one-stage method of total reconstruction of the external ear in microtic patients is described. The auricular framework is fashioned from autogenous rib cartilage. Cover is provided by a vascular pedicle of the conchal area and by the apo…

Reconstruction of the pinna of the ear is a difficult enterprise and overall results are poor. It is nevertheless essential to persist since despite the hazards of such surgery many patients wish to have an operation since they are unable t…

Human costal cartilage is an excellent implant material for orbital and periorbital reconstruction because of its light weight, strength, homogeneous consistency and the ease with which it can be carved. Its use has been limited by the nece…

Following satisfactory experiences in the treatment of abscesses of the nasal septum, preserved rib cartilage without its perichondrium was used in the immediate reconstruction of the pinna following the excision of all diseased cartilage a…

Forty-three microtia patients have been reviewed 6 to 19 years after auricular reconstruction with autogenous rib cartilage. The adverse emotional reaction to microtia has been ameliorated in 88 percent of them. The need for subsequent revi…