Objective Chronic otitis media most commonly causes an ossicular chain defect in incus. Different materials can be used for repair of this defect. In this study, the hydroxyapatite prosthesis, used for repair of the incus defect, was compared with the incus interposition. Methods Between 2010 and 2016, 27 female and 16 male patients who underwent ossiculoplasty due to an incus defect were stu...

in this research, anatomical descriptions of the structure of the temporal bone and auditory ossicles have been performed based on dissection of ten guinea pigs. the results showed that, in guinea pig temporal bone was similar to other animals and had three parts; squamous, tympanic and petrous .the tympanic part was much better developed and consisted of oval shaped tympanic bulla with many re...

In this research, anatomical descriptions of the structure of the temporal bone and auditory ossicles have been performed based on dissection of ten guinea pigs. The results showed that, in guinea pig temporal bone was similar to other animals and had three parts; squamous, tympanic and petrous .The tympanic part was much better developed and consisted of oval shaped tympanic bulla with many re...

In the surgical treatment of otosclerosis, the coupling between the stapes prosthesis and the long process of the incus is critical. After surgery, connective tissue and mucosa may grow over the coupling area and thereby influence the sound transmission properties of the incus-prosthesis interface. It was the hypothesis of this study that tissue ongrowth in the incus-prosthesis interface has li...

INTRODUCTION The lenticular process of the incus succumbs to necrosis in chronic otitis media. Few researchers have addressed the issue of autograft incus preservation in the soft tissue of the tragus or mastoid cavity. Nonetheless, preservation of the incus in this method during the second stage of ossiculoplasty is a subject that is still up for debate. This study was carried out to demonstra...

OBJECTIVES In this study, we compared the functional results of incus interposition and the use of bone cement in patients who underwent type 2 tympanoplasty due to isolated incus defects. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 47 patients including 12 patients with incus interposition and 35 patients with bone cement were enrolled in the study. The middle ear risk indices (MERI) of the patients wer...

Introduction: The lenticular process of the incus succumbs to necrosis in chronic otitis media. Few researchers have addressed the issue of autograft incus preservation in the soft tissue of the tragus or mastoid cavity. Nonetheless, preservation of the incus in this method during the second stage of ossiculoplasty is a subject that is still up for debate. This study was carried out to demonstr...

OBJECTIVE Use of the SMart piston, a nitinol-based, self-crimping prosthesis in stapes surgery may allow improved functional results because of better sound transmission properties at the incus-prosthesis interface because of the elimination of manual crimping. Possible disadvantages include thermal damage or strangulation of the incus and its mucoperiosteum or nickel intolerance. The goal of t...