Temporalis Fascia and Cartilage-Perichondrium Composite Shield Grafts for Reconstruction of the Tympanic Membrane

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology | August 1, 2009| | Copyright

Objectives: We sought to compare the long-term functional results of tympanic membrane reconstruction with temporalis fascia and cartilage shield grafting.

Methods: This study includes 113 patients who had tympanoplasty type 1 tympanic membrane reconstruction between 1997 and 2007, 47 with tragal cartilage and 66 with temporalis fascia. Fourteen patients in the cartilage group and 9 patients in the temporalis fascia group also had mastoidectomy. The average follow-up was 3.2 years. The hearing threshold was calculated as the mean value of the thresholds for 500, 1 ,000, 2,(X)O, and 3,000 Hz. ...

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