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Contact mechanics modelling of articular cartilage and applications [PDF]

, 2006
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease of articular cartilage. The normal cartilage is known to be an excellent bearing material with remarkable lubricating properties and very low frictional co-efficient and wear and generally survives the ...
Pawaskar, Sainath Shrikant
core   +3 more sources

Extratemporal Facial Nerve: Surgical Landmarks, Risk Zones, and a Practical Framework for Safe Dissection [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol
ABSTRACT Purpose To provide a clinically relevant synthesis of the extratemporal facial nerve, focusing on anatomical variability, surgical landmarks, and regions at risk of injury. Method A narrative review of the literature was performed, examining the extratemporal facial nerve across the parotid, midface, jawline, perioral, temporal, periorbital ...
Sagkriotis E, Gyftopoulos K, Goulioumis A.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Indian Perspectives on Graft Materials Used for Repair of Tympanic Membrane [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Repair of Tympanic Membrane (TM) is one of the most common surgeries performed by the otologists. Literature reveals that Indian surgeons have contributed substantially in the research on techniques and graft materials used for the ...
Manu Malhotra, Saurabh Varshney, Rashmi Malhotra, Poonam Joshi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome of Myringoplasty with Temporal Fascia and With Sliced Tragal Cartilage Graft-A Comparative Study

Medicine Today
Introduction: Myringoplasty is the surgical procedure to repair tympanic membrane perforations and thereby improving hearing, providing a dry ear, and reducing susceptibility to infections.
Samir Mohammad Tasrif, S. M. Nafeez Imtiaz, Md Murshedur Rahman, S. M. Tariful Hasan, Mohammad Harun Ur Rashid, Md Shah Sakender   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Graft Uptake Success Rate in Myringoplasty Using Temporalis Fascia vs Tragal Cartilage-50 Cases

TAJ Journal of Teachers Association
Background: Myringoplasty aims to achieve tympanic membrane closure and hearing improvement. Temporalis fascia is a widely used graft material but has potential for retraction or reperforation.
Mohammad Oli Hossain, K. A. Mazumder, F. Hossain, N. Bushra   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optical Coherence Tomography for Quantitative Point‐of‐Care Ear Imaging

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
We evaluated point‐of‐care optical coherence tomography (OCT) otoscopy for quantitative assessment of tympanic membrane (TM) and middle ear pathology in 55 subjects (63 ears), including normal controls, retraction pockets, postoperative ears, perforations, and cholesteatomas.
Marcela A. Morán, Zihan Yang, Wihan Kim, Wejdan Alsherhri, John S. Oghalai, Brian E. Applegate   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Study Between Perichondrium and Composite Cartilage/Perichondrium in Endoscopic Myringoplasty for Total and Subtotal Perforations [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts
Background: Perforations of the tympanic membrane [TM] are frequently encountered problems, often as a result of middle ear infections, traumatic injury, or complications following surgery.
Abd El-Hamied Abd El-Hady, Ahmed Khalefah, Ali Mahrous, Marawan Ibrahim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Routine Umbo Resection Necessary During Over–Underlay Tympanoplasty? A Histopathological and Clinical Study

Clinical Otolaryngology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The necessity of routine umbo resection during over–underlay tympanoplasty remains controversial. Objective To evaluate histopathological persistence of epithelial remnants according to perforation–umbo relationship and to estimate the risk of postoperative cholesteatoma.
Emrah Gündüz, Mehmet Turan Çiçek, Mehmet Tan, Mehmet Aslan, Çiğdem Fırat Koca, İsmail Demir, Ayşe Nur Akatlı, Gloria Schiavo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autologous Mastoid Cortex Bone Graft for Multilayer Repair of Lateral Skull Base Defects

The Laryngoscope, Volume 136, Issue 11, Page 4991-4995, November 2026.
Multilayer repair of lateral skull base cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles can be reinforced with rigid autologous grafts. Harvesting a monocortical mastoid cortex bone graft is effective and easy to implement without conferring additional morbidity.
Christopher Z. Wen, Daniel C. Fong, Vera Bzhilyanskaya, Adam C. Kaufman, Ronna Hertzano, David J. Eisenman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative study between fat plug and inlay butterfly cartilage grafts for myringoplasty in adults

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2021
Background This study aims to compare the graft uptake rate and hearing improvement of fat graft versus inlay butterfly tragal cartilage in the repair of perforations in chronic otitis media mucosal in adults.
Ahmed Gamal Khafagy, Mohamed El-Begermy, Marwa Mohamed El-Begermy, Pretty O. Afifi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source