American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 77-79 , January 2011

Isolated malleus-handle fracture surgical repair using tragal cartilage

  • Ying-Nan Chang, MD
    • ,
  • Chung-Ching Hung, MD
    • ,
  • Jih-Chin Lee, MD
    • ,
  • Chih-Hung Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Taipei 114, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 87927192; fax: +886 2 87927193.

Received 9 August 2009

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00210-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.09.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 77-79 , January 2011

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