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[Auricular reconstruction with Medpor framework and temporal-parietal fascia flap].
Songlin Yang, Xiaohai Zhu, Weidong Wan, Hongwei Tao, Xudong Zhang, Zihao Lin
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In search of a simpler and safer technique for auricular reconstruction with good appearance. METHODS: Medpor implant was used as auricular framework, and covered by temporal fascia flap and skin graft. RESULTS: Ear reconstruction was successfully achieved in 19 cases, the newly formed ears all had good appearance after edema disappeared 1 or 2 months postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Medpor is a kind of good implant material because it is steady in nature, easy to be sculptured. Temporal fascia flap is rich in blood supply, tough and tensile in biomechanics. So the combination of Medpor implant framework with temporal fascia flap is preferable in auricular reconstruction.