Objective quantitative methods to evaluate microtia reconstruction: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Commonly used methods to evaluate auricles are subjective and are therefore not specific, comprehensive, and precise nor effective in the assessment of microtia reconstruction outcomes. This scoping review aimed to summarize the objective methods for the accurate evaluation of microtia reconstruction.

Methods

We performed a scoping review of publications that used objective measurement methods to evaluate outcomes of microtia reconstruction according to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. A systematic literature search was conducted in the Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, CNKI, and VIP databases, and literature references were screened for additional records. Studies that evaluated auricles after microtia reconstruction using quantitative anthropometric methods were included, and

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504461 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature