Yogendra Kumar Saini, Pawan Singhal, K P Surendra Prabhu, Sushmitha Nagaraj, Amreen, Shivam Sharma, Rajeev Yadav, Bhawani Singh Aeron, Sudeep Munjal, Man Prakash Sharma
INTRODUCTION: Various ossicular reconstruction materials and techniques have been described in literature using autologous ossicle, cortical bone, autologous cartilage, synthetic materials and implants like total/partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP/PORP) etc., but it has always been a topic of controversy in terms of the efficacy, longevity and complications of the material or method used. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a prospective, interventional, comparative, double-blind randomized control study which was done at a tertiary care center to compare outcomes of conventional and carved conchal cartilage (vertical strut) type III Tympanoplasty in terms of graft uptake and hearing gain...
September 2021: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery