title: Boomerang-Shaped Chondro-Perichondral Graft Versus Temporalis Muscle Fascia Graft: Which One is to be Trusted?
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare anatomical and audiological results of boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft (BSCPG) with temporal muscle fascia in type 1 tympanoplasties. Sixty-eight patients in BSCPG group and 54 patients in fascia group were evaluated. Otomicroscopic examination was done periodically till 24 months as for graft perforation, lateralization and retraction and mean air conduction threshold and airbone gap values were measured. At long term controls, in BSCPG group, rates of neomembrane, perforation, retraction and lateralization were 91.17 % (n = 62), 8.82 % (n = 6), 4.41 % (n = 3) and 0 % (n = 0), respectively. In fascia group, the corresponding rates were 79.62 % (n = 43), 20.37 % (n = 11), 12.96 % (n = 7) and 3.7 % (n = 2), respectively. In both groups, mean postoperative PTA and ABG values were significantly better while postoperative same values were significantly different between groups (p = 0.044 and 0.032, respectively). Compared to fascia, BSCPG is an ideal grafting technique in the repair of tympanic membrane perforations.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Harran University, Şanliurfa, Turkey.
authors: Riza
authors: R
authors: Dundar
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey.
authors: Erkan
authors: E
authors: Kulduk
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey.
authors: Fatih Kemal
authors: FK
authors: Soy
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mardin State Hospital, Mardin, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet
authors: M
authors: Aslan
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Harran University, Şanliurfa, Turkey.
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Yükkaldiran
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Harran University, Şanliurfa, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Ali
authors: MA
authors: Çiftçi
keywords: Boomerang-shaped chondroperichondrial graft; Perforation; Tympanoplasty