Caused by blunt trauma to external ear
Associated with contact sports such as boxing, wrestling, etc.
Separation of perichondrium from underlying cartilage tears the adjoining blood vessels
Usually occurs on anterior surface, since skin is firmly adherent to cartilage (on posterior ear, there is underlying muscle and adipose is it loosely adherent to cartilage)
Recurrent<unk> s lead to infection and/or cartilage necrosis and neocartilage formation (i.e. "cauliflower ear")
Goal of treatment is to prevent "cauliflower ear" deformity by draining the<unk>  in a timely fashion
Associated with contact sports such as boxing, wrestling, etc.
Usually occurs on anterior surface, since skin is firmly adherent to cartilage (on posterior ear, there is underlying muscle and adipose is it loosely adherent to cartilage)
Recurrent<unk> s lead to infection and/or cartilage necrosis and neocartilage formation (i.e. "cauliflower ear")
Goal of treatment is to prevent "cauliflower ear" deformity by draining the<unk>  in a timely fashion
Auricular hematoma
Cuneiform fracture
Auricular perichondritis
Lens dislocation
Cholesteatoma
Pilon fracture
Contact dermatitis
Torus fracture