Substitution of the Stapedial Arch by Free Cartilage Grafts

Revision Stapedectomy

“…Using this special stapedectomy technique, the immobilized stapes had been removed and replaced with a cartilage interponate between the incus process and the oval window (20). In such cases, the cartilage was replaced by a platinumband Teflon prosthesis.…”

Tympanic reconstruction

“…In 1956, Jansen (1961 began to use first auricular, and later, nasal septal cartilage to reconstruct chronically infected ears without a stapes superstructure. Subsequently, Utech (1959) and Pfaltz and Piffko (1968) reported the use of cartilage in stapedectomy. Quite soon, Brockman (1965), Harris and Goodhill (1967) and eventually Pulec and Sheehy (1973) have paid tribute to the qualities of auricular cartilage in tympanoplasty.…”