EFFICACY AS A GRAFT: TEMPORALIS FASCIA VS TRAGAL CARTILAGE PERICHONDRIUM, A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

Background: Chronic otitis media(COM) is an inflammatory process of the middle ear space that results in long term or more often, permanent changes in the tympanic membrane (TM) which includes atelectasis, dimer formation, perforation, tympanosclerosis, retraction pocket formation or cholesteatoma formation. With the advent of antibiotics, modern anaesthetic techniques and modern instruments, the aim is to produce a dry ear and it has changed the outcomes of the surgery drastically. A