Determining the Most Suitable Costal Cartilage Level for Rhinoplasty: An Experimental Study

Alkan Z., Acıoğlu E., Yiğit O., BEKEM A., Azizli E., ÜNAL A., ...More

OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, vol.146, no.3, pp.377-381, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 146 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0194599811427386
  • Journal Name: OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.377-381
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of septal cartilage (SC) and costal cartilage (CC) grafts harvested from different ribs and to find at which level CC has characteristics closest to SC.