Open AccessIndian Perspectives on Graft Materials Used for Repair of Tympanic Membrane
Author(s) -
Manu Malhotra,
Saurabh Varshney,
Rashmi Malhotra,
Poonam Joshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26289.10199
Subject(s) - myringoplasty , perichondrium , tympanoplasty , medicine , surgery , dentistry , cartilage , anatomy
Repair of Tympanic Membrane (TM) is one of the most common surgeries performed by the otologists. Literature reveals that Indian surgeons have contributed substantially in the research on techniques and graft materials used for the repair of tympanic membrane, though no review has been written so far highlighting their contributions.