Reconstruction of the open mastoidectomy ear: a six year progress report.
This report deals with 61 mastoid cavities which were revised or reconstructed using homograft techniques over a six-year period. Discussed are the variety of homograft procurement techniques and surgical homograft techniques which have been abandoned and included in a review of 16 consecutive mastoid revisions performed from 1973-1974 utilizing a standard surgical technique.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000637:transplantation*; D005064:Eustachian Tube; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000637:transplantation*