Using bone cement in re-bridging incudostapedial joint

Basem Hamdan Alkousheh *, Mohammed Talal Al-kofahi, Ahmed Mohammad Smadi, Thabet Hussein Mugdadi and Bassil Ahmad Bany omar

Department of otorhinolaryngology, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 17(03), 055–059
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.17.3.0118
Publication history: 
Received on 26 February2024; revised on 06 March 2024; accepted on 08 March 2024
 
Abstract: 
Objective: to evaluate the hearing outcomes of using ionomeric bone cement in re-bridging incudostapedial joint discontinuity.
Methods: This study included 50 patients who had ossiculoplasty using ionomeric bone cement for re-bridging of incudostapedial joint. There pre and post-operative audiologic outcomes were evaluated and reviewed by using pure tone audiometry averages and the air bone gap values with a follow up period of one year.
Results: 42 patients (84%) had a post-operative air bone gap less than 20 dB following one year of surgery. The pre and post-operative mean of pure tune averages were 50.04±7.28 and 32.74±7.07 respectively (P value<0.01). The pre and post-operative mean of air bone gap were 36.56±6.41 and 17.60±5.77 respectively which was statistically significant (P value<0.01).
Conclusion: using of ionomeric bone cement is a good grafting material in incudostapedial re-bridging ossiculoplasty being cost effective, easy applicable and biocompatible and give a satisfactory hearing outcome in selected patients.
 
Keywords: 
Bone cement; Incudostapedial; Ionomeric; Ossiculoplasty; Re-bridging
 
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