Muraoka M, Nakai Y, Ohashi Y, Sasaki T, Maruoka K, Furukawa M
Laryngoscope. 1985 Feb;95(2):167-76. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198502000-00008.
After the auricular cartilage of 5-week-old rabbits was bent and fixed by suture, the cartilage increased in thickness in a short period of time. The thickness was maximal 6 weeks later and slightly greater than that of the control cartilage 12 weeks later. At this stage, the auricle was fixed in curved form. There was no difference in the morphology of cartilage cells between the bent group and the control. Tape attachment therapy is very simple. We propose that surgical treatment should be designed after a few months of tape attachment therapy. In the present work, the effect of taping was graded good in 4 cases of Stahl ear, 1 case of atypical cryptotia, and 2 other cases. In 2 cases of cup ear the result was fair, but this deformity with marked auricular aplasia was not curable by this conservative treatment.
5周龄兔耳软骨经弯曲并用缝线固定后，软骨在短时间内厚度增加。6周后厚度达到最大值，12周后略大于对照软骨。此时，耳廓以弯曲形式固定。弯曲组与对照组软骨细胞形态无差异。胶带粘贴治疗非常简单。我们建议在进行几个月的胶带粘贴治疗后再设计手术治疗。在本研究中，4例斯塔尔耳、1例非典型隐耳及其他2例患者经胶带粘贴治疗效果为良好。2例杯状耳患者效果一般，但这种伴有明显耳廓发育不全的畸形无法通过这种保守治疗治愈。
