Results Overall, 50.8% of cartilage was calcified, and female patients showed more frequent
calcification than male patients (59.4% vs 42.2%[P<. 001]). Calcification rates of the sixth …

Importance: Costal cartilage calcification (CCC) of the cartilage graft, commonly used in
reconstruction of nasal/auricular deformities, can cause poor surgical outcome, but structural …

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Calcification Patterns in Costal Cartilage: Implications for Rib
Graft Harvesting: JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery: Vol 15, No 6 Mary Ann Liebert Logo This …

Conclusion: In general, harvesting of costal cartilage from the seventh rib from the right side
appears advisable for rhinoplasty procedures in male and female patients. The thickness of …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution pattern of
calcification in cricoid cartilage of healthy children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS …

RESULTS This investigation revealed a sex difference in the pattern, the onset and the
amount of calcium deposits in the costal cartilages. In males, calcification was predominantly …

In the present study, the extent of costochondral ossification of the first rib was determined
from 78 chest roentgenograms of 13 healthy male soldiers subjected to a periodic follow-up …

This study was undertaken to identify the variations in the physiologic ossification of human
laryngeal cartilages by evaluating the lateral cephalometric radiographs of healthy males …

This study examines the properties of calcifying human costal cartilage and adjacent rib
bone using qualitative and quantitative micro-computed tomography analysis. Calcifications …

Articular cartilage calcification is considered a pathological albeit incompletely understood
process which is known to be associated with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip. The goal of …