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Is tympano-ossicular homograft worthwhile?

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Twenty-eight cases of tympanoossicular homograft tympanoplasty were followed up for 3 years. Of the 24 cases available for follow-up, only 7 had satisfactory results. The probable causes of the unsatisfactory results are discussed.

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  1. Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Seth G. S. Medical College & K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, 400 012, Bombay

    M. V. Kirtane, P. P. Karnik, V. S. Prabhu & K. S. Tonsekar

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Read at 31st Annual Conlerence of the Association of Otolaryngologisrs of India at Nagpur in January 1979.

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Kirtane, M.V., Karnik, P.P., Prabhu, V.S. et al. Is tympano-ossicular homograft worthwhile?. Indian J Otolaryngol 31, 45–47 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992225

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