Salvage of ear cartilage in patients with acute full-thickness burns |
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Authors: | B M Achauer P D Witt R Lamb |
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Institution: | Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Irvine. |
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Abstract: | Three cases in which the temporoparietal fascial flap was used to salvage denuded ear cartilage during the acute period after burn injury are reported. Patients' burns ranged from 30% to 75% total body surface area. The full-thickness burn was acutely excised, exposing the auricular cartilage. The temporoparietal facial flap was elevated and wrapped around the cartilage. The flap was then covered with a split-thickness skin graft. All flaps and skin grafts survived. Additional reconstructive procedures have been performed on two of the patients and are planned for the third. |
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