A Multi-Center Study of Ossiculoplasty Hearing Outcomes and a Grading Scale of Ear Environment Risk. [PDF]
Objective: To determine which ear environment risk factors impact ossiculoplasty hearing outcomes and to generate a statistically-valid grading system for ossiculoplasty outcome reporting. Study Type: Retrospective case series.
Gluth MB +11 more
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Auditory outcomes and predictors following ossiculoplasty in cholesteatoma surgery: a retrospective analysis. [PDF]
IntroductionMiddle ear cholesteatoma causes bone/ossicular erosion. This study aimed to analyze auditory outcomes after ossiculoplasty in cholesteatoma surgery and to identify predictors of hearing outcomes related to middle ear or surgery.MethodsA ...
Karkas A +5 more
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Efficacy of ossiculoplasty in patients with chronic otitis media with severe to profound hearing loss. [PDF]
Chronic otitis media (COM) is treated medically and/or surgically. Ossiculoplasty for COM with severe-to-profound hearing loss has not been recommended because the severity of hearing loss before surgery is negatively associated with postoperative ...
Jung DJ, Son J, Kwon HG, Kwon E, Lee KY.
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Abstract This chapter focuses on surgical reconstruction of the ossicular chain to restore hearing in cases of conductive hearing loss. The procedure is often combined with tympanic membrane repair, in which case it is referred to as tympanoplasty.
Young A, Ng M.
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Comparing the Audiological Success of Bone Cement to Standard Ossiculoplasty Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. [PDF]
To compare the audiological success and longevity of bone cement to standard ossiculoplasty techniques.
Dowell N +4 more
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Prognostic Scoring Systems in Ossiculoplasty: A Comprehensive Review and Introduction of a Novel Predictive Index. [PDF]
Ossiculoplasty remains a challenging surgical procedure, with outcomes heavily influenced by diverse anatomical and pathological factors. Over the decades, numerous scoring systems have been developed to predict the prognosis of ossiculoplasty, each ...
Omer GL +7 more
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Surgical management of retraction pockets: Does mastoidectomy have a role? [PDF]
Introduction Retraction pocket is a condition in which the eardrum lies deeper within the middle ear. Its management has no consensus in literature.
Dispenza F. +4 more
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Ossicular Chain Reconstruction With Glass Ionomer Cement Following Removal of Active Middle Ear Implant. [PDF]
The use of bone cement in ossicular chain reconstruction (OCR) represents an area of recent interest. This multiāinstitutional retrospective study assesses the efficacy of glass ionomer cement (GIC) in OCR following the explantation of a fully ...
McFeely WJ, McFeely AE, Shohet JA.
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Ossiculoplasty with Sculpted Incus: Hearing Results and Risk Factors [PDF]
Background: Incus is the most common damaged ossicle in the ear trauma and chronic infection (COM). Sculpted incus is one of the methods have been used for ossicular reconstruction and transition of sound from tympanic membrane to stapes.Purpose: To ...
Barzegar, Farzaneh +3 more
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PurposeOssiculoplasty outcome parameter staging (OOPS) and middle ear risk index (MERI) are the most commonly used indices for predicting prognosis of patients with chronic otitis media (COM).
Da Jung Jung +7 more
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