An evaluation of myringoplasty in war injured people.
Perforation of the tympanic membrane is a common war injury, especially after explosions. Such perforations will normally heal spontaneously under favourable conditions. A small number in whom the defect persists will benefit from closure by myringoplasty. Thirty-four such cases underwent operative repair and were compared with an equal number due to other causes.
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Department of ENT Surgery, Al-Rasheed Military Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D009225:Myringoplasty; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries*; D014857:Warfare