Core cutter for harvesting cortical bone grafts for reconstructions of the ossicular chain.
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.
Mills
R P
RP
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
Drew
T S
TS
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000637:transplantation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019737:Transplants