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  • Title: Tympanoplasty: TORPS and PORPS.
    Author: Brackmann DE, Sheehy JL.
    Journal: Laryngoscope; 1979 Jan; 89(1):108-14. PubMed ID: 423643.
    Abstract:
    We reviewed 106 cases in which PlastiPoreTM prostheses were used for ossicular reconstruction. In all cases a piece of cartilage was interposed between the prosthesis and the tympanic membrane graft to prevent the potential problem of prosthesis extrusion. With total ossicular replacement prostheses (TORPs) 55% closed to within 10 db and 85% closed to within 20 db of the bone conduction level. Closure to within 10 db of the bone conduction level was accomplished in 64% of partial ossicular replacement prostheses (PORPs) cases. These results are better than obtained previously with either ossicles or cartilage alone.
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