Ossiculoplasty using incus interposition: hearing results and analysis of the middle ear risk index. 2005

Robert C O'Reilly, and Steven P Cass, and Barry E Hirsch, and Donald B Kamerer, and Richard A Bernat, and Sherri P Poznanovic
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Nemours Children's Clinic, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA.

OBJECTIVE To determine the immediate hearing result and the long-term stability of sculpted incus interposition in ossiculoplasty and evaluate the utility of the middle ear risk index in predicting hearing outcome in these cases. METHODS One hundred thirty-seven surgical patients. METHODS Review of 137 patients who underwent ossiculoplasty using autologous or homologous sculpted incus interposition. METHODS Ossiculoplasty using autologous or homologous sculpted incus interposition. METHODS Retrospective chart review, using the guidelines delineated by the Committee on Hearing and Equilibrium of the Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for the evaluation of results for the treatment of conductive hearing loss. RESULTS The mean preoperative air bone gap was 26.8 dB, and the mean postoperative gap was 18.6 dB. Twenty-seven percent of patients were closed to within 10 dB, and 66.4% were brought to within 20 dB of the postoperative bone conduction line. Average time to the last postoperative audiometric testing was 15.8 months, with a range of 2 to 62 months. A mean air bone gap change of -0.2 dB was noted. Four patients had more than a 10 dB deterioration in conductive hearing loss. There were no cases of graft extrusion. Each ear operated upon in our series was fully scored using the middle ear risk index, and an index total was calculated. No statistical associations could be demonstrated in any group between the postoperative air bone gap and the middle ear risk index subcategories or total. CONCLUSIONS Sculpted autologous or homologous incus interposition provides hearing success comparable with current allograft prosthesis studies, has a very low extrusion rate, and remains stable over time. We were not able to demonstrate an association between the middle ear risk index and hearing results in this subset of patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007188 Incus One of three ossicles of the middle ear. It conducts sound vibrations from the MALLEUS to the STAPES.
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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