OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS We evaluated the effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on the healing of large traumatic tympanic membrane perforations (TMPs). STUDY DESIGN Prospective clinical study. SETTING Tertiary university hospital. METHODS A randomized, prospective analysis was performed between June 2013 and August 2014 on the treatment of trauma...

Introduction: Fat plug myringoplasty is an under-used technique to repair a small central tympanic membrane perforation. It easy, quick and cost effective way with minimal morbidity. can be done as OPD procedure. The fat readily available from ear lobe, abdomen buttocks. graft (FGM) noninvasive, but underused surgery for perforations of the membrane. also preferable use in children. tissue has ...

This article presents frequency responses calculated using a three-dimensional finite-element model of the cat eardrum that includes damping. The damping is represented by both mass-proportional and stiffness-proportional terms. With light damping, the frequency responses of points on the eardrum away from the manubrium display numerous narrow minima and maxima, the frequencies and amplitudes o...

At the outset of surgery, the extent of a tympanic membrane defect is judged including any additional loss of area that may result from disease extirpation or removal of the mucocutaneous junction. There are, three tiers of complexity when deciding upon which technique should be used for repair. Limited central perforations are defects amenable to a standard underlay technique. The Zone Based A...