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Prominent ears: A follow-up study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Frede Nielsen ,
Søren Kristensen  and
Michael Crawford
Frede Nielsen
Affiliation:
Esbjerg, Denmark
Søren Kristensen*
Affiliation:
Esbjerg, Denmark
Michael Crawford
Affiliation:
Esbjerg, Denmark
*
Søren Kristense, M. D. ENT Department, Sct. Joseph's Hospital, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
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Summary

Following a minimum observation time of 14 months, 74 patients having undergone surgical correction of prominent ears were re-examined. The applied surgical technique was modified from Stenström and Warrer utilizing the scoring technique and subcutaneous matters chrome catgut sutures for fixation. Satisfactory results were achieved in more than 95 percent of the patients. When assesed by both the patient and the surgeon. Only few complications were revealed

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 3 , March 1985 , pp. 221 - 224
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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