Impact of cartilage graft size on success of tympanoplasty

Abstract Introduction: In the last decade, there has been an increasing use of cartilage grafts in the primary repair of tympanic membrane perforations. The major advantages of cartilage are its stiffness and its very low metabolic requirements, which make it particularly suitable for difficult con...

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Main Authors: Waleed Abdelhameed, Ibrahim Rezk, Alhussein Awad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942017000500507&lng=en&tlng=en