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Abstract
A local flap of auriculomastoid skin and subcutaneous tissue, based on the posterior
auricular artery, has been used to reconstruct as a primary procedure defects of the
helical rim following animal and human bites. The principles of the reconstruction
and three illustrative case reports are presented.
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 30,
1991
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© 1992 Published by Elsevier Inc.
