title: Cartilage tympanoplasty: postoperative functional results.
abstract: We evaluated auditory performance following cartilage tympanoplasty for the management of tympanic membrane retraction pockets. We performed a 230-patient retrospective study over a 10-year period (1990-2000) and compared pre-operative and postoperative audiograms. Postoperative audiograms were better in 49% of cases, identical in 16% and worse in 11%. Cartilage tympanoplasty for the management of tympanic membrane retraction pockets has a good postoperative functional outcome. Cartilage graft is useful for reconstruction of the eardrum and tympanic bone defects.
authors.affiliation: C.H.U. Amiens-Hôpital Nord, Service d'ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France. cyril_page@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charlet
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Strunski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone / Q000379:methods; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult