A comparative study between tragal perichondrium and temporalis fascia in myringoplasty

The purpose of the ear surgery is to restore normal anatomical and physiological status of the ear so that the patient leads a comfortable life style. 19 patients between the age group of 15-45 years with tubotympanic chronic suppurative otitis media having a central perforation less than 50% were studied. Temporalis fascia was used in 10 patients as graft material and tragal perichondrium in 9 patients. The usefulness of each material in terms of graft uptake and auditory gain was studied. This study concluded that temporalis fascia had 90% success rate and tragal cartilage perichondrium had 77.77% success rate. Tragal perichondrium had failure rate of 22.22%.