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Novel use of a delayed chondrofascial flap in microtia reconstruction
Krista L Olson1, Timothy F Kelley, Roger L Crumley
1Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kolson@bcm.edu
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.
