Otologic applications of a new composite flexible implant material (polymer /hydroxyapatite)

摘要

The Authors present the clinical results of a prospective study regarding the implantation, of a new composite material, made of an inorganic component (hydroxylapatite) and an organic matrix (polycaprolactone). The clinical results are referring to a group of 42 chronic otitis media patients (22 cholesteatomas and 20 granulation tissue).