title: The fasciaform graft: a technique for the repair of large perforations of the tympanic membrane.
abstract: Our experience with the fasciaform graft, designed specifically for the repair of subtotal or total perforations of the tympanic membrane, is presented. The technique which utilizes a total tympanic graft of formalized autologous temporalis fascia is described in detail. We have employed this method in 29 patients with total closure of the defect being achieved in 93% of cases. The fasciaform graft is therefore recommended as a successful method of repair for subtotal and total perforations of the tympanic membrane for which the conventional grafting techniques currently available are much less effective.
authors.affiliation: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Pfleiderer
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moffat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006801:Humans; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D005557:Formaldehyde