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Cartilage ‘shoe’: a new technique for stabilisation of titanium total ossicular replacement prosthesis at centre of stapes footplate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2017

D Beutner ,
J C Luers  and
K B Huttenbrink
D Beutner
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
J C Luers
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
K B Huttenbrink*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
*
Address for correspondence: Prof Karl-Bernd Huttenbrink, Professor and Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany. Fax: +49 221 478 4793 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objectives:

After tympanoplasty using a total ossicular replacement prosthesis, many unsatisfactory hearing results are due to dislocation of the prosthesis.

Material and methods:

We developed a cartilage guide for stabilising the total ossicular replacement prosthesis in the oval window niche. An oval-shaped piece of cartilage measuring 2.5 × 3.5 mm with a central hole was precisely punched out of a thin cartilage plate. The cartilage was placed in the oval niche, and its hole centred the prosthesis on the stapes footplate.

Results:

Hearing results in 52 patients confirmed acoustically the effectiveness of this method of total ossicular replacement prosthesis stabilisation on the stapes footplate. Subsequent ‘second-look’ surgery revealed stable ingrowth of the cartilage ‘shoe’ into the oval niche.

Conclusion:

Such a cartilage shoe might address one of the causes of unsatisfactory hearing following ossicular chain reconstruction with a total ossicular replacement prosthesis.

Keywords

TympanoplastyCartilageOtologic Surgical ProceduresProstheses and Implants
Type
Main Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 7 , July 2008 , pp. 682 - 686
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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