Title and Copyright:
Microtia Positioner Marking, ©2005.

Media:
Pen and ink illustration finished in Adobe Photoshop.

Collaborator:
Daniel Danahey, MD, PhD; Department of Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University; Chicago, Illinois.

Description:
This illustration shows the intraoperative use of a three-dimensional appliance, known as the microtia surgical positioner, to more accurately position the autogenous rib cartilage graft during microtia reconstruction. The surgeon marks the proper position of the reconstructed auricle using the microtia surgical positioner’s helix and helical port.

Published as:
Walsh WE, Reisberg DJ, Danahey DG. A new device for creating and positioning an autogenous cartilage framework during microtia reconstruction. Laryngoscope (accepted for publication).