INTRODUCTION The use of cartilage as a grafting material has been advocated in cases where there is a high risk of graft failure, such as subtotal perforations, adhesive processes, and residual defects after primary tympanoplasties. The purpose of this study was to compare the graft acceptance rates and auditory outcomes of cartilage tympanoplasty operations using a palisade technique with thos...

here are many ways to operate on the temporomandibuar joint (TMJ),1,2 including open approaches, which can e classified as preauricular, endaural, and retroauricular.3 he latter results in a pleasing appearance and extension of he temporalis improves access.4 We describe an extended etroauricular approach, which offers excellent access to the edial joint space and allows simultaneous harvesting...

Objective: To demonstrate the surgical techniques and to compare the anatomical and functional outcomes of type I underlay tympanoplasty using temporalis fascia graft in patients with large/subtotal perforation. Material method: Temporalis fascia grafting has been done in 60 patients having large/ subtotal perforations. Pure tone audiogram (PTA) and speech reception thresholds (SRT) were carrie...

BACKGROUND Tympanoplasty is a common procedure performed by Otolaryngologists. Many types of autologous grafts have been used with variations of techniques with varying results. This is the first systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis with the aim to evaluate the effectiveness of one of the techniques which is gaining popularity, the palisade cartilage tympanoplasty. PubMed, EMBA...

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is characterized by the formation of bony or fibrous mass, which replaces the normal articulation and limitation of mouth opening. This study aims to determine the efficacy of arthroplasty and interpositional fascia flap in the treatment of unilateral and bilateral TMJ ankylosis in three young adult men. Our operative protocol for unilateral and bilateral...

Cadaveric dissections and surgical observations have led to the description and clarification of the boundaries. blood supply, and nomenclature of the layers of the scalp. Special attention was directed to the layer of "loose connective tissue" that lies beneath the entire galea and above the cranial periosteum centrally, and the temporalis fascia laterally. It has been named the subgaleal fasc...

Successful management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis depends on adequate gap arthroplasty and interpositional graft; the objective is to produce a functioning pseudoarthrosis that prevents reankylosis and provides adequate mobility. Several interpositional grafts have been used for the treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis such as indigenous pterygomasseteric sling, tempora...

In 1878, Emil Berthold was the first to describe the surgical procedure of myringoplasty, using a free skin graft from the forearm,1 although Edward Ely argued in a later publication that he had been the pioneer in this procedure.2 But it was only in the 1950s that tympanoplasty-related articles reappeared in the literature. The fundamental principles of the surgical procedure were described by...

The perforations of the tympanic membrane maybe of traumatic origin or due to chronic suppurative otitis media. If the perforations fail to heal conservatively, they require surgical closure. Autologous graft materials have stood the test of time in repairing tympanic membrane perforations. In our tertiary care institution we conducted a prospective randomized control trial on 50 subjects to ev...