Journal Reviews

Treatment of incus lysis with hydroxyapatite bone cement

27 February 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants, Otology | Hydroxyapatite bone cement, Long process of the incus, Revision, Vibrant soundbridge

Middle ear implants provide a suitable alternative for some patients with a certain degree of sensorineural or mixed hearing loss, not wanting a hearing aid. Vibrant SounBridge® (VSB) middle ear implant (MEI), of Med-El®firm, is one such implant. In this...

What works better for type 3 tympanoplasty?

1 January 2019 | | PORP, Type III tympanoplasty, incus, ossicular chain, ossiculoplasty

This is a systematic review comparing incus transposition (IT) and partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP). There is a total of 14 articles, obtaining 1055 patients: 614 for the IT group and 441 for the PORP group. All included patients had...