%0 Journal Article
%T Outcomes of ossicular disruption in traumatic facial paralysis: a case series.
%A Yan X
%A Liu P
%A Ji C
%A Zhang M
%A Zhang X
%A Zhu F
%A Fu T
%J Acta Otolaryngol
%V 141
%N 3
%D Mar 2021
%M 33151110
%F 1.698
%R 10.1080/00016489.2020.1833081
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>As tympanotomy using the transcanal approach was a routine surgical technique for traumatic ossicular disruption, the efficacy of the posterior tympanum approach was rarely explored.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This study aimed to investigate whether the hearing outcomes improved after simultaneous ossiculoplasty and facial nerve decompression using the posterior tympanum approach compared with the transcanal approach.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The data of 11 patients who underwent ossiculoplasty and facial nerve decompression using the posterior tympanum approach and 21 patients who underwent ossiculoplasty via transcannal approach were analyzed.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The average air-bone gap (ABG) of patients undergoing posterior tympanotomy showed a statistically significant improvement. Postoperative ABG within 20 dB was observed in 81.8% of patients in the posterior tympanum group and 76.2% of patients in the transcanal group. However, the ABG closure in the two groups was not statistically different.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Simultaneous ossiculoplasty using the posterior tympanum approach was practical, and the hearing outcomes were promising for the patients with traumatic facial nerve paralysis and ossicular disruption.