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Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant from MRL/MpJ Super-Healer Mice Does Not Improve Articular Cartilage Repair in the C57Bl/6 Strain. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Articular cartilage has been the focus of multiple strategies to improve its regenerative/ repair capacity. The Murphy Roths Large (MRL/MpJ) "super-healer" mouse demonstrates an unusual enhanced regenerative capacity in many tissues and provides an ...
Catherine A Leonard +5 more
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Fabrication of Stable Cartilage Framework for Microtia in Incomplete Synchondrosis [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 The synchondrosis between the sixth and seventh costal cartilage is usually used for the base frame in autogenous ear reconstruction. If the synchondrosis is loose, a variety of modifications can be devised.
Byung Chae Cho +4 more
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EBioMedicine, 2018 Microtia is a congenital external ear malformation that can seriously influence the psychological and physiological well-being of affected children. The successful regeneration of human ear-shaped cartilage using a tissue engineering approach in a nude ...
Guangdong Zhou +15 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the ear for patient-specific reconstructive surgery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Like a fingerprint, ear shape is a unique personal feature that should be reconstructed with a high fidelity during reconstructive surgery.
Luc Nimeskern +8 more
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Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2015 A novel postauricular revolving door island flap and cartilage graft combination was employed to correct a large defect on the anterior ear of an 84-year-old man who underwent Mohs micrographic surgery for an antihelical squamous cell carcinoma.
Stephanie Nemir +3 more
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The application and progress of stem cells in auricular cartilage regeneration: a systematic review
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 Background: The treatment of microtia or acquired ear deformities by surgery is a significant challenge for plastic and ENT surgeons; one of the most difficult points is constructing the scaffold for auricular reconstruction.
Yu Liu +13 more
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São Paulo Medical Journal, 1999 CONTEXT: The traumatic loss of an ear greatly affects the patient because of the severe aesthetic deformity it entails. The characteristic format of the ear, with a fine skin covering a thin and elastic cartilage, is not found anywhere else in the human ...
Francisco Veríssimo de Mello-Filho +2 more
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Nasal Tip Plasty Using a Batten Graft with Ear Cartilage in East Asians [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2016 Background Plastic surgeons have constantly investigated methods of nasal tip plasty and nasal lengthening in rhinoplasty. The septal extension graft has been widely applied as a very useful method for East Asians who have different internal nasal ...
Sang Pil Tae +3 more
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Successful Posterior Canal Wall Reconstruction with Tissue-Engineered Cartilage
OTO Open, 2019 Difficulties are associated with reconstruction of middle ear bony structures in surgery for destructive lesions, including cholesteatoma. Although autologous cartilage appears to be the optimal choice because of its resistance to infection, the ...
Ken Ito MD +2 more
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A New Technique for Conchal Cartilage Harvest
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2017 The goal of auricular cartilage harvest is to obtain a sufficient amount for reconstruction and to minimize the change in ear shape. The cartilage can be harvested by a posterior or anterior approach, and each method has advantages and disadvantages. The
Joon Young Kim +2 more
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