title: Tympanic membrane wound healing. An overview.
abstract: This article is a comprehensive overview of tympanic membrane injury and its healing. Its wound healing process is unique from soft tissue because epithelialization occurs before fibrous tissue advancement. Contemporary and future modalities to improve tympanic membrane repair are also discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Gladstone
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jackler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Varav
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002682:Chinchilla; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009225:Myringoplasty; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012421:Rupture; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor