TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Ears A1 - Kantor, Jonathan PY - 2017 T2 - Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration, and Cosmetic Repair AB - The ears, like the nose, have a complex three-dimensional array of ridges and valleys that must be respected if a reconstruction is to return the appearance of normal. Since the cartilaginous strut of the ear provides its basic structural integrity, the ear represents a type of free margin. Appreciating where the rigidity of the cartilaginous strut will force a dermal repair back toward the appearance of normalcy is an important principle of ear reconstruction, and may permit linear closures of larger defects. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141252845 ER -