title: [Synthetic implants in the reconstruction of the ossicular chain].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinilla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Camacho
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arellano
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: García Berrocal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jorge
mesh_terms: 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