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Integrated Bone Formation Through In Vivo Endochondral Ossification Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Use of bone wax to aid harvesting of chondrocutaneous composite grafts
1Department of Plastic Surgery , University Hospitals Birmingham, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7PL, UK. anindyalahiri@hotmail.com
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|June 1, 2005
Abstract:
For reconstruction of nasal defects, chondrocutaneous grafts harvested from ears are commonly used. Bone wax can be molded easily to create a three-dimensional form of the defect to be reconstructed. The mold then can be held against different parts of either ear to choose a site providing the best match of shape and size. The outline of the mold is drawn on the ear, and an appropriate chondrocutaneous graft can be easily harvested.

