Type 1 Tympanoplasty Outcomes between Cartilage and Temporal Fascia Grafts: A Long-Term Retrospective Study.
Salvatore FerlitoGianluca FaddaJérôme René LechienGiovanni CammarotoRicardo BartelAndrea BorelloGiovanni CavalloFrancesca PiccininiIgnazio La MantiaSalvatore CocuzzaFederico MerlinoAndrea AchenaCristina BrucaleQuentin MatStéphane GargulaNicolas FakhryAntonino ManiaciPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
The graft material selection should consider several factors influencing the surgical outcome. At long-term follow-up, the use of a cartilage graft could result in more stable audiological outcomes, especially in younger patients or in case of wider perforations.