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Plastipore™ Prostheses for Ossicular Chain Reconstruction in Tympanoplasty

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Biomaterials in Otology

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Reconstruction of the ossicular chain in tympanoplasty is still a topic of major controversy among otologists because of non conclusive results in hearing restoration.

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  1. Parma, Italy

    M. Sanna, R. Gamoletti, M. Magnani & C. Zini

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  1. ENT-Department, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. J. Grote MD (Professor of Otolaryngology) (Professor of Otolaryngology)

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Sanna, M., Gamoletti, R., Magnani, M., Zini, C. (1984). Plastipore™ Prostheses for Ossicular Chain Reconstruction in Tympanoplasty. In: Grote, J.J. (eds) Biomaterials in Otology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6756-4_22

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