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  • Title: Novel use of a delayed chondrofascial flap in microtia reconstruction.
    Author: Olson KL, Kelley TF, Crumley RL.
    Journal: Arch Facial Plast Surg; 2007; 9(2):125-9. PubMed ID: 17372067.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To describe the novel use of a delayed chondrofascial flap to increase auricular projection in microtia reconstruction. METHODS: Retrospective survey analysis. Ten consecutive children with unilateral microtia without other craniofacial abnormalities were followed up for a period ranging from 6 months to 5 years after microtia reconstruction was performed with the newly described delayed flap. Individual patient reconstructed auricular projection measurements were compared with contralateral (control) auricular projection values. RESULTS: The auricular projection measurements taken at the superior helix and the lobule approximated those of the control side as confirmed by t test. CONCLUSION: The newly described delayed chondrofascial flap buttresses auricular projection in microtia repair to approximate the projection values of the normal side.
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