TABLE 3.
Postoperative results according to original defect size, using a cut-off point of 2.8 cm
| Defect size |
Result*, n
|
H1–H2, mm | V1–V2, mm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |||
| <2.8 mm† | 13 | 0 | 2 to 5 | 0 to 2 |
| >2.8 mm‡ | 5 | 5 | 6 to 7 | 1 to 2 |
*
Surgeon assessment and patient feedback;
†
Patients 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18;
‡
Patients 7, 8, 10, 13 and 14. H1–H2 Difference in horizontal axis (preoperative horizontal measurement of contralateral ear – postoperative horizontal measurement of reconstructed ear); V1–V2 Difference in vertical axis (preoperative vertical measurement of contralateral ear – postoperative vertical measurement of reconstructed ear)