Multiscale sterilizable 3D printed auricular templates to guide cartilaginous framework sizing and sculpture during autologous microtia reconstruction

Summary: Microtia reconstruction using autologous costal cartilage can be one of the most challenging tasks in reconstructive surgery. An intraoperative guide using 2-dimentional drawing of the contralateral ear on an x-ray film remains the current standard of care. In this paper, we present the use...

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Main Authors: Bushra Alhazmi, MBBS, Feras Alshomer, MBBS, MSc, SB-Plast, Bassam Alawirdhi, MBBS, SB-Plast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587821000280