Otologic surgery following ear trauma.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate common presentations and expected outcomes in patients with traumatically induced otologic dysfunction. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case review of patients who underwent otologic surgery for sequelae of otologic trauma over a 28-year period. Patients were stratified into major and minor trauma cohorts. Major trauma was designated as closed head injury with or without temporal bone fracture; lower-energy insults comprised the minor trauma group. Preoperative and postoperative audiograms were obtained and correlated with extent of injury. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. RESULTS: Major trauma accounted for 44.9 percent of all patients. The remaining 55.1 percent suffered minor trauma, of which simple traumatic tympanic membrane perforation was the most common insult (33.6%). Two hundred twenty-seven cases were performed on 214 patients. Pure tone averages improved a significant 20.8 dB to essentially normal levels postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Regardless of injury extent, surgical rehabilitation of conductive losses attains excellent hearing results that surpass those historically reported for the chronic ear population.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Conoyer, JM; Kaylie, DM; Jackson, CG
Published Date
- November 2007
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 137 / 5
Start / End Page
- 757 - 761
PubMed ID
- 17967641
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0194-5998
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.07.017
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England