Open Tübingen Titanium Prostheses for Ossiculoplasty: A Prospective Clinical Trial
作者:
Hans Zenner,
A. Stegmaier,
R. Lehner,
I. Baumann,
R. Zimmermann,
期刊:
Otology & Neurotology
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 22,
issue 5
页码: 582-589
ISSN:1531-7129
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
关键词: Ossicular replacement prothesis;Ossiculoplasty;Titanium prosthesis;Tübingen titanium prosthesis;Tympanoplasty
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
ObjectiveThe overall purpose of the study was the evaluation of the efficacy of Tübingen titanium prostheses (TTPs) for ossiculoplasty.Study DesignA two-part clinical study of 216 patients undergoing ossiculoplasty was performed. The first part was a prospective study using TTPs (n = 114). The second part involved study of historical control patients (n = 102) with gold and ceramic prostheses.InterventionsAll patients underwent ossiculoplasty.Main Outcome MeasuresMeasures included median air conduction thresholds and air-bone gaps.ResultsAll patients were per-protocol patients. When the air-bone gap “gold standard” (i.e., ≤10 dB) was investigated in the main speech spectrum, partial TTPs reached this level at 2 kHz in 44% (n = 22) and at 3 kHz in 38% (n = 19). Gold and ceramics revealed significantly lower values. Similar results were obtained for total prostheses. Differences for TTPs and ceramics were statistically significant (Mann-WhitneyUtest, &agr; = 5%).ConclusionThe use of TTPs for ossiculoplasty is an efficient treatment method.
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