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Wooden sandwich method for tympanoplasty graft preparation
Author(s) -
Kong J.H.K.,
Walker P.J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01630.x
Subject(s) - neurotology , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , tympanoplasty , head and neck , otology , head and neck surgery , surgery
Many methods exist for the preparation of autograft material for insertion during tympanoplasty or tympano-mastoidectomy. These include compressing the graft material (e.g. temporalis fascia, tragal perichondrium) in a vein press, open drying directly under the operating theatre light, or via a hair-dryer, heater, or similar, amongst others. These all aim to optimise the graft into a dry, rigid and flat state, for ease of manipulation during insertion. We describe a novel method of preparation of the graft material with some distinct advantages.Both authors have used this technique effectively for many tympanoplasties and tympano-mastoidectomies, without any problems of note. This technique is safe, inexpensive, easy to perform with readily available equipment, and provides a quick method of achieving optimum graft condition for shaping and insertion