A Comparative Finite Element Analysis of Two Surgical Methods for Cryptotia

Background:. Cryptotia is an auricular muscle abnormality that causes the superior and posterior auricular area to be buried under the temporal skin. Surgical treatment approaches can be divided into skin grafts and local flaps. Complex cases also require cartilage/muscle modification. In this study...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Kuwahara, MD, Phd, Masataka Akimoto, MD, Phd, Masahiro Murakami, MD, Phd, Rei Ogawa, MB ChB (Hons), MD, FRCS (Plast)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-07-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002315