Tympanoplasty using homograft tympanic membranes and ossicles.
The use of homograft materials in reconstructive, mastoid, and middle ear surgery is increasing. Not only are they useful and practical, but they also do the job well in both anatomical and functional restoration. Many encouraging reports have been written to support their use. Their advantages, in the opinion of the author, outweigh their cost since they can offer a more efficient, versatile, and better method of restoration of hearing in tympanoplasty surgery.
D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000637:transplantation*