Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Nonmicrosurgical reconstruction of the auricle after traumatic amputation due to human bite | Head Face Medicine BioMed Central Research Nonmicrosurgical reconstruction of the auricle after traumatic amputation due to human bite Dionysios E Kyrmizakis Alexander D Karatzanis Constantinos A Bourolias John K Hadjiioannou and George A Velegrakis Open Access Address Department of Otolaryngology University of Crete School of Medicine Heraklion Crete Greece Email Dionysios E Kyrmizakis - dkyrmiz@ Alexander D Karatzanis - akaratzanis@ Constantinos A Bourolias - bourolias@ John K Hadjiioannou - ghatz@ George A Velegrakis - gvel@ Corresponding author Published 01 December 2006 Received 06 February 2006 Accepted 01 December 2006 Head Face Medicine 2006 2 45 doi 1746-160X-2-45 This article is available from http content 2 1 45 2006 Kyrmizakis et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background Traumatic auricular amputation due to human bite is not a common event. Nonetheless it constitutes a difficult challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. Microsurgery can be performed in some cases but most microsurgical techniques are complex and their use can only be advocated in specialized centers. Replantation of a severed ear without microsurgery can be a safe alternative as long as a proper technique is selected. Methods We present two cases one of a partial and one of a total traumatic auricular amputation both caused by human bites that were successfully managed in our Department. The technique of ear reattachment as a composite graft with partial burial of the amputated part in the retroauricular region as first described by Baudet was followed in .
