Middle Ear, Ossiculoplasty: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

ossicular chain reconstruction, autografts, homografts, alloplastic prosthetics, ossicle, high-density polyethylene sponge, HDPS, hydroxylapatite, Middle Ear Risk index, MER index, prosthesis, partial ossicular reconstruction prosthesis, PORP, total ossicular reconstruction prosthesis, TORP, ossicular reconstruction, ossiculoplasty of the middle ear, ossiculoplasty, chronic otitis media, ossicular damage, middle ear

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Robert A Battista, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Medical School; Consulting Staff, Ear Institute of Chicago, LLC
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Carlos Esquivel, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Surgery, Neuro-Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center
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