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  • Title: Ossiculoplasty using the black hydroxylapatite hybrid ossicular replacement prostheses.
    Author: Macias JD, Glasscock ME, Widick MH, Schall DG, Haynes DS, Josey AF.
    Journal: Am J Otol; 1995 Nov; 16(6):718-21. PubMed ID: 8572132.
    Abstract:
    The problems of ossicular reconstruction in chronic ear surgery have led to the development of new ossicular replacement prostheses. Improvements in biocompatibility and design led to the development of hydroxylapatite hybrid (HaH) ossicular replacement prostheses. The senior author's (M.E.G.) experience with the Black HaH prostheses is reviewed. Sixty cases are grouped by procedure and prosthesis (19 TORPs and 41 PORPs) with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Audiometric data are analyzed to determine the success rate in air-bone gap closure. Complication and extrusion rates are reviewed. These results are compared against those obtained using other prostheses using similar criteria, and this report serves as a follow-up on a previous paper on this subject by the senior author.
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