Table 2.
Summary of reported cases in the literature of complete ear amputations managed with direct re-attachment
| Author | Reference | Year | Number of cases | Age (year) | Sex | MOI | Anatomical region | Ischemic time (h) | Anesthesia | Adjuvant | Ear outcome | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdowell | [21] | 1971 | 1 | 15 | Male | MVA | Upper 2/3 | ND | ND | None | Survived | Small wedge defect |
| Lewis and Fowler | [23] | 1979 | 2 | 46, 14 | Female and male | Animal bite, cutting injury | Upper 1/3, Lower 1/3 | 0.5, 5 | LA and GA | Cold compress, dextran-40 | Survived | Venous congestion |
| Godwin et al. | [33] | 1999 | 1 | 37 | Male | ND | Upper 2/3 | 4 | LA | Warm room, leeches | Survived | Venous congestion |
| Kalus | [35] | 2014 | 1 | 18 | Female | Cutting injury | Upper 2/3 | 7.5 | ND | HBOT, cooling | Survived | Venous congestion, small contour defect |
| Brockhoff and Zide | [29] | 2014 | 1 | 22 | Male | Human bite | Lower 2/3 | 8 | LA | None | Completely necrosed | Necrosis |
| Lee et al. | [25] | 2017 | 1 | 70 | Male | Cutting injury | Upper 2/3 | ND | LA | HBOT, PRP, PDRN | Survived | Venous congestion, small eschar |
GA: General anesthesia, HBOT: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, LA: Local anesthesia, MVA: Motor vehicle accident, MOI: Mechanism of injury, ND: Not documented, PRP: Platelet-rich plasma, PDRN: Polydeoxyribonucleotide