Mardani Mohammad Ali, Aminian Gholamreza, Tabatabaian Farhad, Arazpour Mokhtar, Hutchins Stephen W, Head John S
Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Prosthet Orthot Int. 2013 Aug;37(4):340-3. doi: 10.1177/0309364612467344. Epub 2012 Dec 4.
Microtia is one of the forms of ear loss and deformity. A prosthesis that is simple to apply, and which has adequate suspension and acceptable aesthetics, can be useful in the rehabilitation of patients with this deficit and can improve the social and psychological effects of patients with ear amputation. The aim of this article was to describe a novel technique for fabricating ear prosthesis in a patient with congenital ear deformity.
This method involves a novel method to produce an ear prosthesis using clips that were located within the layers of the final silicone ear.
This study demonstrated ease of use and acceptance by the patient. Design and fabrication of silicone ear prosthesis via this new method of suspension could also be suitable for provision to children with ear microtia who are not yet suitable for surgery or would not be suited to other methods of suspension.
The new method of suspension demonstrated that this approach could be used to provide low cost and acceptable silicone ear prosthesis for patients with microtia and partial ear amputation.
小耳畸形是听力丧失和耳部畸形的一种形式。一种应用简单、具有足够悬吊力且美观度可接受的假体，可用于此类缺陷患者的康复，并能改善耳部截肢患者的社会和心理影响。本文的目的是描述一种为先天性耳部畸形患者制作耳部假体的新技术。
该方法涉及一种使用位于最终硅胶耳层内的夹子制作耳部假体的新方法。
本研究证明了该方法对患者的易用性和可接受性。通过这种新的悬吊方法设计和制作硅胶耳假体，也适用于尚未适合手术或不适合其他悬吊方法的小儿小耳畸形患者。
新的悬吊方法表明，这种方法可用于为小耳畸形和部分耳部截肢患者提供低成本且可接受的硅胶耳假体。
