Two hundred twenty cases of unilateral chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) with dry central perforation were chosen for this study and myringoplasty were done. Age group ranged from 13 to 48 years. Four types of autogenous tissues were used as graft material. Grafting was done by underlay technique when temporalis fascia, tragal perichondrium, areolar tissue were used as graft material and ...

BACKGROUND To assess, analyze and compare the results of graft uptake using Tragal Cartilage-Perichondrium Composite (TCPC) graft with Temporalis Fascia (TF) graft in patients who undergoing surgery for chronic otitis media - squamous type. METHODS Patients aged 13 years and above with diagnosis of chronic otitis media - squamous type undergoing modified radical mastoidectomy, either primary ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the force requirements, optimal vector, and appropriate materials of a novel eyelid sling device that will be used to rehabilitate eyelid closure (blink) in congenital or acquired permanent facial paralysis with an artificial muscle. METHODS The force required to close the eyelids in human cadavers (n = 6) were measured using a load cell system. The eyelid sling using e...

During routine dissection of the temporal and infratemporal region of a 60-year-old male cadaver, a variation in the supply of the middle deep temporal nerve was observed. It was seen to arise from the anterior trunk of the mandibular nerve. It passed deep to the tendinous arch on the infratemporal crest to reach the temporal region, where it supplied the temporalis muscle. Then, it pierced the...

BACKGROUND We present a case of a 51-year-old male patient with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the left temporomandibular joint (TMJ) that initially presented as a slow-growing left facial mass. Upon further workup, a contrast-enhanced CT scan demonstrated an expansile soft tissue mass in the left TMJ. METHODS The lesion was diagnosed through fine-needle aspiration biopsy. The pat...