Myringoplasty using free tragal cartilage and pedicled meatal skin flap.
A method is described for closure of perforations of the tympanic membrane, utilizing pedicled meatal skin grafts supported on tragal cartilage. The method has minimal limitations and an encouraging success rate.
D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D009225:Myringoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous