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ePTFE-Coated Implant System for Ear Reconstruction

The natural ear is a complex structure consisting of various convexities and concavities. The convexities are the outer helical rim and the Y-shaped superior and inferior crus and antoihelix. The concavities are the large inner most concha around the external auditory canal and the triangular and scaphoid fossas. While the functional significance of these combined Read More…

Technical Strategies – ePTFE Coated Silicone Ear Frameworks

Reconstruction of congenital ear defects, of which microtia is the most common, requires a framework to recreate the basic structure of the ear. Such framework recreations can be done either fabricating it from rib cartilage or an off-the shelf prefabricated implant. (porous polyethylene or Medpor) Each ear framework approach as its own advantages and disadvantages Read More…

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