[Synthetic implants in the reconstruction of the ossicular chain].
Experience has revealed a higher rate of functional failure of biocompatible prostheses used in the surgical reconstruction of the middle ear than was reported initially. The cause of these failures was analyzed in a retrospective study of 135 patients who underwent middle ear reconstructive procedures: 47 of them involved implantation of plastic prostheses. Proplast or Plastipore, and had a sufficient follow-up. We evaluated the prosthetic material and middle-ear conditions for which they were implanted.
Pinilla
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Servicio de ORL, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.
Ramírez-Camacho
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R
Arellano
B
B
González
F M
FM
García Berrocal
J R
JR
Jorge
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E
D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies