Multicenter Pilot Study to Assess a Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Implant for Functional and Aesthetic Septorhinoplasty.

A validated biomaterial would have several medical advantages in septorhinoplasties requiring a large-volume graft such as avoiding donor site morbidity, making ambulatory surgery possible, and reducing surgical costs. To assess the safety and efficacy of a ceramic to treat saddle and crooked noses. The main endpoint was the biocompatibility of the implant.

Prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label study to compare efficacy of a mineral-rich solution vs normal saline after complete ethmoidectomy.

Purposes: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a mineral-rich solution vs normal saline solution (0.9% NaCl) following endoscopic complete bilateral ethmoidectomy.

Methods: This was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label trial in subjects suffering from steroid-resistant sinonasal polyposis.

Anatomy and blood supply of the subgaleal fascia flap.

The subgaleal fascia (SGF) is a distinct layer in the temporal fossa situated between the superficial fascia and galea aponeurotica and the temporal fascia covering the superficial surface of the temporal muscle. The SGF is used most frequently for otologic reconstruction. Reviewing the literature, however, showed many contradictory findings about dissection of an independent SGF layer, its blood supply, and the possibility of harvesting it as part of a combined flap.

Association of external auditory canal atresia, vertical talus, and hypertelorism: confirmation of Rasmussen syndrome.

In 1979, Rasmussen et al. reported six members of a family with congenital, bilateral, symmetrical, and isolated subtotal atresia of the external auditory canal, bilateral foot abnormalities, and increased interocular distance. The family history suggested autosomal dominant inheritance of the syndrome.