Abstract Aim This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess this relationship determine the most appropriate age for recommendation of surgery. Method According “Preferred Reporting items meta-analysis” (PRISMA) statement, a literature search was performed across Medline, EMBASE Cochrane library from 1946-2018. Articles examining between myringoplasty or type 1 tympanoplasty success ra...

499 Evidence & Policy • vol 13 • no 3 • 499–515 • © Policy Press 2017 • #EVPOL Print ISSN 1744 2648 • Online ISSN 1744 2656 • https://doi.org/10.1332/174426416X14609261565901 Accepted for publication 14 March 2016 • First published online 17 April 2016 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which ...