1980/06/01 by M. F. Lai, A. D. Pelly, A.D. Pelly +2 · 2 citations
Medicine · #Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques #Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques #Tracheal and airway disorders
paper · doi:10.1097/00006534-198006000-00017
SUMMARY Amputation of the ear is rare, and attempts to replace amputated ears as composite grafts have almost invariably resulted in complete failure.1 Attempts to preserve the cartilage framework as a subcutaneous implant have met with results just as unsatisfactory as those from the time-consuming task of secondary reconstruction using rib cartilage grafts. Success in microvascular replantation of the amputated ear has been elusive until now, doubtless because of the rarity of the injury and the tiny size of the ear's blood vessels. However, in one case of total avulsion, the left ear was successfully replanted by microvascular anastomosis. We have not encountered any other report of such a case in the world literature.