Evaluation of Tympanoplasty with Ossicular Chain Reconstruction Using Cartilage or Prostheses

Results of Type I Tympanoplasty Using Fascia with or without Cartilage Reinforcement: 10 Years’ Experience

Introduction: There remains controversy about the optimal kind of graft to repair tympanic membrane. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and auditory outcomes of type I tympanoplasty using fascia with or without cartilage reinforcement.   Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted from 2005 to 2015. All cases were surgically treated by a single sur...

Titanium versus Hydroxyapatite Prostheses: Comparison of Hearing and Anatomical Outcomes after Ossicular Chain Reconstruction.

Objective This study aimed to compare hearing and anatomical outcomes after ossicular chain reconstruction with titanium or hydroxyapatite prostheses. Methods In this study, patients who underwent tympanoplasty and ossicular chain reconstruction with titanium or hydroxyapatite prostheses at a university hospital from January 2007 to February 2013 were retrospectively reviewed; they had a mini...

A Novel Approach for Controlling Biofilm Formation on Ossicular Chain Reconstruction Prostheses

The potential risk of infection due to the biofilm formation on implant surface constitutes one of the drawbacks of hydroxyapatite ossicular chain prostheses. The current study explores the use of chitosan nanoparticles as an antimicrobial agent impregnated in hydroxyapatite to prevent pathogenic colonization and subsequent suboptimal outcomes associated with ossicular reconstruction surgeries....

Feasibility of ossicular chain reconstruction with resin cement.

INTRODUCTION Disjunction of ossicular chain is a common finding in middle ear chronic disease. In addition to ossicular interposition, various materials have been used for reconstruction, such as ceramic prostheses, polyethylene, and titanium. OBJECTIVE Because of the high cost of the available options, the authors propose to reconstruct the ossicular chain with resin cement, a material typic...

Long-term histological fate of cartilage in ossicular reconstruction.