title: How we do it: modified Wehrs incus ossiculoplasty.
abstract: Keypoints * Ossiculoplasty is commonly performed as part of tympanoplasty. Hydroxyapatite is a favoured material for ossicular protheses. * A modification to the Wehrs incus prosthesis is described. * Twenty-one procedures were performed on 20 patients and the results are reported. * On average there was a 4-5 dB closure of the air-bone gap (ABG), with patients having a hearing gain procedure averaging 11 dB closure. Air-bone gap closure to <or=20 dB was achieved between 78% (0.5, 1, 2 kHz average) and 60% (0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz average) of patients and this was stable during long-term follow-up of the ABG. * Wehrs incus prosthesis ossiculoplasty provides a reliable result following ossiculoplasty when autograft incus is not available.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Qudah
authors.forename: P J D
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dawes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D017886:Durapatite; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007188:Incus; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014433:Tympanoplasty
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite