Synthetic implants in the reconstruction of the ossicular chain
Pinilla, M.; Ramírez-Camacho, R.; Arellano, B.; González, F.M.; García Berrocal, J.R.; Jorge, E.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola 47(5): 359-362
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6519 PMID: 8991401 Document Number: 464142
Experience has revealed a higher rate of functional failure of biocompatible prostheses used in the surgical reconstruction of the middle ear than was reported initially. The cause of these failures was analyzed in a retrospective study of 135 patients who underwent middle ear reconstructive procedures: 47 of them involved implantation of plastic prostheses. Proplast or Plastipore, and had a sufficient follow-up. We evaluated the prosthetic material and middle-ear conditions for which they were implanted.