Myringoplasty; use of autologous temporalis fascia versus autologous tragal perichondrium

To compare the results of "take" of grafts of tragal perichondrium and temporalis fascia using underlay and overlay techniques. SETTING: Mayo Hospital ENT Department Lahore. DESIGN: Retrospective study. PERIOD: Oct 1992 to Mar 1996. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Total 112 patients, 60 Male and 52 Female. Graft "take" rate was 80% with temporalis fascia and 88% with tragal perichondrium. Whichever method of myringoplasty is used, results using tragal perichondrium are much superior than temporalis fascia