ABSTRACT
Aims: To study the outcome of cartilage tympanoplasty type I in patients with medium and large perforations using 0.5 mm sliced conchal cartilage reinforced with temporalis fascia grafts with 5 years follow-up. Study Design: Retrospective clinical study. Patients and Method: 120 patients with dry tympanic membrane perforation medium and large size and intact ossicular chain, and with no history of previous ear surgery were selected. An underlay type one tympanoplasty, using 0.5 mm sliced conchal cartilage reinforced with temporalis fascia, was performed during 2018-19. A successful anatomical outcome was considered to comprise full, intact healing of the graft without perforation these patients were evaluated for at least 5 years post-operatively till 2023. Results: In this study graft uptake rate was 95.33% for medium size and 93.66% for large perforations at 3 months and after 5 years of follow-up 92.77% medium size and large size perforations were 89.67.66% (P < 0.001). Residual perforations were there in about 7.29% in medium and 10.33% in large size perfrations. Conclusion: Sliced conchal cartilage reinforced with temporalis fascia is a reliable technique for tympanoplasty, with improved graft uptake results in medium and large perforations in the long-term, also the residual perforations is significantly lower.
