Wooden sandwich method for tympanoplasty graft preparation (letter)

Title: Wooden sandwich method for tympanoplasty graft preparation (letter)
Creator: Kong, J. H. K.; Walker, P. J.
Relation: Clinical Otolaryngology Vol. 33, Issue 2
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01630.x
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2008
Description: Many methods exist for the preparation of autograft material for insertion during tympanoplasty or tympano-mastoidectomy. These include compressing the graft material (e.g. temporalis fascia, tragal perichondrium) in a vein press, open drying directly under the operating theatre light, or via a hair-dryer, heater, or similar, amongst others. These all aim to optimise the graft into a dry, rigid and flat state, for ease of manipulation during insertion. We describe a novel method of preparation of the graft material with some distinct advantages.Both authors have used this technique effectively for many tympanoplasties and tympano-mastoidectomies, without any problems of note. This technique is safe, inexpensive, easy to perform with readily available equipment, and provides a quick method of achieving optimum graft condition for shaping and insertion.
Subject: autograft; tympanoplasty; tympano-mastoidectomy; wooden tongue depressor
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/42945
Identifier: uon:5079
Identifier: ISSN:1749-4478
Language: eng

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