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Abnormality of inferior crus of antihelix

MedGen UID:
866837
•Concept ID:
C4021191
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of anterior crus of antihelix
 
HPO: HP:0011243

Definition

An abnormality of the inferior crus of the antihelix is the lower cartilaginous ridge arising at the bifurcation of the antihelix that ends beneath the fold of the ascending helix, and separates the concha from the triangular fossa. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of inferior crus of antihelix

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nonsurgical Creation of an Auriculocephalic Sulcus in Children With Congenital Auricular Deformities.
Matsutani H, Park S, Ishikawa Y, Kamochi H
J Craniofac Surg 2023 May 1;34(3):964-968. Epub 2023 Mar 2 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009180. PMID: 36862570
Ear Reconstruction: Empirical Data of 406 Cases of Carving the Convex Structures of the Framework.
Li D, Zhang R, Xu Z, Zhang Q, Xu F, Li Y, Chen X, Hou R
Laryngoscope 2023 Mar;133(3):569-575. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1002/lary.30319. PMID: 35912941
Modified Methods of Fabricating Helix and Antihelix in Total Auricular Reconstruction Based on Different Length of Eighth Costal Cartilage.
Yang M, Jiang H, Li H, Yu X, Zhang Y, Pan B
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Mar;29(2):327-331. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004142. PMID: 29381620
Release of the Inferior Crus in Antihelix Plasty.
Raunig H, Ofner M
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016 Jul;125(7):564-70. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1177/0003489416636129. PMID: 26988067
Interrater reliability of a phenotypic assessment tool for the ear morphology in microtia.
Luquetti DV, Saltzman BS, Sie KC, Birgfeld CB, Leroux BG, Evans KN, Smartt JM Jr, Tieu DD, Dudley DJ, Heike CL
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Jun;161A(6):1264-72. Epub 2013 Apr 24 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35963. PMID: 23616389Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Auricular spoon-shaped crus malformation including variants: Clinical features and a novel surgical approach.
Park C
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 Sep;96:256-262. Epub 2024 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.07.029. PMID: 39116803
Phenotypic sub-grouping in microtia using a statistical and a clinical approach.
Luquetti DV, Saltzman BS, Heike CL, Sie KC, Birgfeld CB, Evans KN, Leroux BG
Am J Med Genet A 2015 Apr;167A(4):688-94. Epub 2015 Feb 5 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36963. PMID: 25655944Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Different Methods of Fabricating Cartilaginous Ear Framework in Children With Microtia According to the Length of the Eighth Costal Cartilage Intraoperatively.
Yan H, Zhang G, Liu W, Wang N, Liu Z
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jul;30(5):1425-1429. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005282. PMID: 31299736

Clinical prediction guides

Different Methods of Fabricating Cartilaginous Ear Framework in Children With Microtia According to the Length of the Eighth Costal Cartilage Intraoperatively.
Yan H, Zhang G, Liu W, Wang N, Liu Z
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jul;30(5):1425-1429. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005282. PMID: 31299736
Release of the Inferior Crus in Antihelix Plasty.
Raunig H, Ofner M
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016 Jul;125(7):564-70. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1177/0003489416636129. PMID: 26988067
Interrater reliability of a phenotypic assessment tool for the ear morphology in microtia.
Luquetti DV, Saltzman BS, Sie KC, Birgfeld CB, Leroux BG, Evans KN, Smartt JM Jr, Tieu DD, Dudley DJ, Heike CL
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Jun;161A(6):1264-72. Epub 2013 Apr 24 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35963. PMID: 23616389Free PMC Article

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