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			<journal>
			<title>Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology</title>
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			<short_title></short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
			<journal_hbi_system_id>0</journal_hbi_system_id>
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			<journal_id_issn>2251-7251</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2251-726X</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<journal_id_science></journal_id_science>
			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>2026</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2026</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>38</volume>
			<number>4</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
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				<article_id_sid></article_id_sid>
				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Nasal Cartilage Preserved in Ethanol at 4°C versus Normal Saline at -18°C for Rhinoplasty Reuse</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa></content_type_fa>
				<content_type>Original</content_type>
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				<abstract><![CDATA[Introduction: This study aimed to compare the mechanical properties of nasal cartilage preserved in ethanol at 4 °C versus normal saline at -18 °C, with the goal of assessing their suitability for reuse in subsequent nasal surgeries.
Methods: Twenty nasal septal cartilage samples from patients who had undergone rhinoplasty were preserved for two months using two different methods. Ten cartilages were stored in alcohol at 4 °C, while the remaining ten were stored in normal saline at -18 °C. Additionally, a control group consisting of ten fresh cartilage samples was included for comparison. The mechanical properties (namely Young&#039;s modulus, fracture stress, yield stress, ductility, and tensile strength) were measured using a universal tensile testing machine STM-20 and analyzed to evaluate the effects of the preservation methods.
Results: Significant differences were observed between the groups in mean tensile strength, ductility, Young&#039;s modulus, and yield stress (P]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Nasal cartilage, Rhinoplasty, Secondary rhinoplasty, Mechanical properties</keyword>
				<start_page>247</start_page>
				<end_page>255</end_page>
				<web_url>https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_28032.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Saeid</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Atighechi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>saeidatighechi2015@gmail.com</email>
				<code>123212</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Fatemeh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Jabinian</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>jra@ssu.ac.ir</email>
				<code>123213</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Operating Room and Anesthesiology, School of Allied medical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Zahra</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Momenramazani</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>zmr20252025@gmail.com</email>
				<code>123214</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Master of Science in Operating Room, Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Saeed</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Hasani</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>hasani@yazd.ac.ir</email>
				<code>123215</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Sedighe</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Vaziribozorg</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>s.vaziribozorg1408@gmail.com</email>
				<code>123216</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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			</journal>