title: Tympano-ossicular allografts following J. Marquet: the evaluation of a school.
abstract: The experience with 1.645 transplantation procedures by ENT surgeons, trained in tympano-ossicular allograft technique following J. Marquet, is reported. The grafts originated from different tissue banks. The anatomical and functional results one year postoperatively were analysed. There appeared to be no statistical differences between tissue banks, nor between surgeons. Contrary to the anatomical results, functional differences existed between allograft tympanoplasties and some types of allograft tympano-ossiculoplasties. It was concluded that the routine use of allograft tympano-ossiculoplasty offers a major tool in otological surgery and that it is the method of choice by the ENT surgeons trained by the School of J. Marquet.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Antwerp, Universiteit Antwerpen (UIA); Brussel.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Van de Heyning
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Claes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ars
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Cock
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koekelkoren
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valcke
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Laer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Winckel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verschelde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peetermans
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000266:history; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000266:history