title: Carbon-carbon middle ear prosthesis: a preliminary clinical human trial report.
abstract: In a variety of structural forms, carbon-carbon possesses certain properties that render it suitable for implantation in the human body. Twenty-four patients underwent tympanoplasty in which carbon-carbon was used as an alloplastic material for reconstructing the ossicular chain; these patients were followed for a period of 9 to 15 months. The good anatomic and hearing results of our clinical trial led us to suggest the carbon-carbon prosthesis as an alternative alloplastic material to be used in tympanoplasties.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002244:Carbon; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014433:Tympanoplasty
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon