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Figure 1A. Tympanum perforation before surgery. B. The malleus handle with removed epithelium. C. Full-thickness tragal cartilage with a ā€Vā€ shape (*). D. the graft placed appropriately between the malleus handle and the tympanomeatal flap (star). E. Postoperative tympanum 3-months after surgery. F. The relationship between the postoperative tympanum and the malleus handle on reconstructed computed tomography scan.
Figure 2. Mean air-bone gap (ABG) before and after myringoplasty with full-thick tragal cartilage graft. A. ABG distribution before and after surgery. B, C. The impact of tympanum perforation size and malleus handle exposure status on the mean ABG before and after surgery.
Figure 3. Comparison of the mean postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) A. Comparison of mean ABG between temporalis fascia and full-thickness tragal cartilage groups B. Comparison of mean ABG between partial-thickness tragal cartilage and full-thickness tragal cartilage groups.