OBJECTIVE To evaluate a reproducible surgical technique for augmentation rhinoplasty of complex saddle nose deformities, which are characterized by substantial loss of nasal structural support and result in multiple nasal abnormalities. DESIGN Case series and surgical outcome study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS A total of 43 patients (32 female and 11 male; mean +/- SD age, ...

Augmenting the nasal dorsum is often a difficult task, because of the irregularities that might be visible under the thin dorsal nasal skin. Saddle noses are especially difficult to correct because of the need to provide strong structural support to the nose while at the same time achieving an aesthetic dorsum. Stable reconstruction of the cartilaginous septum is the critical challenge in the o...

Does overgrowth of costal cartilage cause pectus excavatum? A study on the lengths of ribs and costal cartilages in asymmetric patients. Jr et al. Outcome analysis of minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: review of 251 cases. eComment. Is overgrowth of costal cartilages the unique cause of pectus deformities? In their recent article, Park and coworkers hypothesized that 'if overgrowth ...

Microtia is a congenital disease with various degrees of severity, ranging from the presence of rudimentary and malformed vestigial structures to the total absence of the ear (anotia). The complex anatomy of the external ear and the necessity to provide good projection and symmetry make this reconstruction particularly difficult. The aim of this work is to report our surgical technique of micro...

OBJECTIVE The usefulness of MRI in costal cartilage injuries has not been shown. We report the MRI findings in a series of patients with costal cartilage injuries. CONCLUSION MRI can be a useful technique in the diagnosis of costal cartilage injuries.

Rib fractures are a common morbidity following automotive crashes. While the rib bones are wellcharacterized, and articular cartilage from joints such as the knee and shoulder has been extensively mechanically characterized, almost no mechanical examination has been performed of the rib-cage costal cartilage. Costal cartilage is a hyaline cartilage, like articular cartilage, but it differs from...