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The Design of Rib Cartilage Framework in Ear Reconstruction Should Consider the Skull Depression Caused by Dilator Compression

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  1. Department of Auricular Reconstruction, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 33 Bada Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100144, China

    Pengfei Sun & Bo Pan

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200000, China

    Ran Tao

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Sun, P., Tao, R. & Pan, B. The Design of Rib Cartilage Framework in Ear Reconstruction Should Consider the Skull Depression Caused by Dilator Compression. Aesth Plast Surg 45, 2509–2511 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02212-8

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