A comparative study of two different methods of the costal cartilage cortex harvest with perichondrium preserved
10.3760/cma.j.cn114453-20210314-00113
- VernacularTitle:保留软骨膜的肋软骨皮质片两种切取方法的对比研究
- Author:
Fei HU
1
;
Maoqi SONG
;
Mengdie SUN
;
Nianping CHEN
Author Information
1. 上海时光整形外科医院整形外科 200001
- Keywords:
Costal cartilage;
Costal cartilaginous cortical slice;
Nasal tip formation;
Pain;
Complications
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2021;37(7):795-801
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To compare two different methods for the harvest of the costal cartilage cortical slice with perichondrium preserved for rhinoplasty patients, and to explore a simple and less invasive method for the costal cartilage cortical slice.Methods:From September 2019 to December 2020, the rhinoplasty patients using the techniques of nasal tip "double arch" stent combined with prosthesis were selected in Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital, they were randomly divided into observation group and control group. In the observation group, only the cortical slice of costal cartilage with perichondrium was cut and the continuity of costal cartilage was preserved. While in the control group, with the superficial perichondrium preserved, the whole costal cartilage was dissected first, and then pruned it and harvested the cortical slice of costal cartilage with perichondrium. The operation were performed by the same clinicians in both groups. Different variables were compared between the two groups, including the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, length of incision, the degree of chest pain after postoperative 6, 24, 72 h, 1 week, the incidence of intraoperative complications and so on. The severity of chest pain was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). The measurement data of the two groups were analyzed by t-test, and the enumeration data were analyzed by χ2 test. Results:For both observation group and the control group, 61 patients were included. In the observation group, there were 3 males (4.9%) and 58 females (95.1%), aged (28.6±5.4) years old, and BMI (21.76±1.65) kg/m 2. In the control group, there were 2 males (3.3%) and 59 females (96.7%), aged (45.8±5.7) years old, and BMI (22.25±1.47) kg/m 2. There were no significant differences in gender composition, age and BMI between the two groups ( P>0.05). The double arch stent of nasal tip could be made by the costal cartilage cortical slices obtained in the two groups. In the control group, two cases of pleural rupture occurred and their prognosis was good after effective treatment, with no complications such as hematoma, infection or pleural injury. In the observation group, there were no complications such as hematoma, infection or pleural injury. The operation time, incision length and intraoperative blood loss in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group [(18.54±3.62) min vs. (25.75±3.75) min; (1.68±0.26) cm vs. (2.16±0.32) cm; (16.79±7.86) ml vs. (25.46±8.49) ml; P<0.05]. The VAS score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group after postoperative 6, 24, 72 h, 1 week [(2.76±0.62) vs. (3.87±0.68)scores; (2.37±0.45) vs. (3.12±0.55) scores; (1.76±0.45) vs. (2.57±0.53) scores; (1.17±0.44) vs. (1.85±0.51) scores; P<0.05]. Conclusions:Compared with the conventional method of whole costal cartilage harvest, the method of harvesting the costal cartilaginous cortical slice with the costal perichondrium preserved and preserving the continuity of the costal cartilage can reduce the trauma and bleeding, shorten the operation time, simplify the operation process, and significantly reduce the postoperative chest pain.
