title: The styloid process in ossicular chain reconstruction (a pilot study).
abstract: Our pilot study reports twenty-six cases of resolved chronic otitis media in which the human, cadaveric styloid process was used as an ossicular graft material. A maximum follow-up of one year is presented in this paper. There was no extrusion or rejection of the styloid processes. Hearing improvement with a closure of the air-bone gap to within 10-15 dB. of the pre-operative bone conduction was found in most cases. So far the styloid process has proved to be an ideal ossicular graft though the long-term results are yet to be seen.
authors.affiliation: K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ogale
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desouza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sheode
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006801:Humans; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000637:transplantation*