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Ear Laceration
Aka: Ear Laceration, Pinna Laceration, Auricle Laceration
- Associated Conditions
- Auricular Hematoma
- Management: Repair
- See Field Nerve Block of Ear (Auricle Anesthesia)
- See Laceration Repair
- Precautions
- Minimize Sutures through cartilage (risk of cartilage ischemia)
- Skin should completely cover cartilage with closure (otherwise risk of perichondritis)
- Indications to refer to Otolaryngology or Plastic Surgery
- Laceration involving ear cartilage
- Large Lacerations (esp. >3 cm) may require grafting
- Complications
- Ear deformity
- Resources
- Complex Ear Lacerations (Stat Pearls)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525973/
- Ear Lacerations (Dr. Lin)
- https://lacerationrepair.com/techniques/anatomic-regions/ear-lacerations-part-i/