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Published on Tue Jun 17, 2014

Question: I have a question regarding harvesting of graft(s) during tympanomastoidectomy. The otolaryngologist states he harvested a large temporalis graft as well as a tragal cartilage graft during the procedure. He placed the tragal cartilage graft lateral to the chordatympani on the surface of the malleus. The temporalis fascia graft was placed in an underlay fashion underneath the tympanomeatal flap. I [...]
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