title: Core cutter for harvesting cortical bone grafts for reconstructions of the ossicular chain.
abstract: Cortical bone autografts have been used to reconstruct the ossicular chain for more than 30 years. We describe a core cutter burr which facilitates the rapid harvesting of grafts which are suitable for a number of different types of reconstruction. The use of these grafts to reconstruct different defects of the ossicular chain is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Drew
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000637:transplantation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019737:Transplants