Surgical correction of Stahl's ear using the cartilage turnover and rotation method

Various operative methods for the correction of Stahl's ear exist. We, however, have devised an alternative "turnover and rotation" procedure. In this procedure, the deformed cartilage itself is used in its original contour to form a new scaphoid fossa, thus simplifying the corrective...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) 1989, Vol.83 (1), p.160-164
Hauptverfasser:	SUGINO, H, TSUZUKI, K, BANDOH, Y, TANGE, I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Ear Cartilage - surgery Ear, External - abnormalities Ear, External - surgery Female Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Male Medical sciences Methods Rotation Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the ear, the auditive nerve and the facial nerve
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Zusammenfassung:	Various operative methods for the correction of Stahl's ear exist. We, however, have devised an alternative "turnover and rotation" procedure. In this procedure, the deformed cartilage itself is used in its original contour to form a new scaphoid fossa, thus simplifying the corrective procedure and establishing a reliable operative method in which reversion to the original state is thought to be highly unlikely.
ISSN:	0032-1052 1529-4242
DOI:	10.1097/00006534-198901000-00031