title: [Tympanoplasty with incus interposition].
abstract: We report on a 5-year experience with 44 patients (1980-1985) with incus interposition using a modelled or sculptured incus, either autograft or homograft, to correct ossicular discontinuity when a functional malleus and stapes are present. After a period of 21 months, 75% of our patients achieved an air-bone gap closure between 1 and 10 dB. The postoperative hearing results of patients with trauma and middle ear atelectases were better than the hearing results of patients with cholesteatomas. These long-term results are dependent upon intact malleus attic ligaments and an intact tensor tympani tendon. It is very important that the modelled incus is repositioned under the malleus handle neck.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Freiburg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002648:Child; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007188:Incus / Q000293:injuries / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Tympanoplastik mit Ambossinterposition.