In Reference to The Erasmus Ateleetasis Classification: Proposal of a New Classification for Ateleetasis of the Middle Ear in Children

摘要

The classification of retraction of the tympanic membrane and the ateleetasis of the middle ear is of considerable importance, but before a major change to the classification system of a common pathology is introduced, the purpose of classification of pathology of the tympanic membrane should be brought into focus.Recording the condition of a tympanic membrane can be accomplished in many ways, including by means of digital photography, diagrams, verbal descriptions, and, of course, classification. Diagrams have been shown to be very unreliable for this purpose, and it would appear that digital photographs are very reliable indeed.1 Commonly used classifications are somewhat less reliable, as a result of both their poor interrater and intrarater reliability.