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Blast injuries of the ear
Author(s) -
Ruggles R. L.,
Votypka Ray
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197306000-00017
Subject(s) - fascia , blast injury , surgery , drum , medicine , tympanic membrane perforation , poison control , tympanoplasty , history , medical emergency , archaeology
A series of 11 tympanic membrane perforations from a searing blast injury which underwent immediate repair has been reported. Immediate repair is advocated in that often drum remnants can be re‐approximated, four of 11 with no failures. In cases of total or near total perforations, fascia grafts were needed in five of 11.