Polyethylene implants in nasal septal restoration.

Importance: Numerous techniques have been described to repair nasal septal perforations (SPs). However, many are technically challenging, with varying degrees of success.

Objective: To evaluate the use of polyethylene (Medpor; Porex Technologies) implants in the closure of nasal SPs.

Effectiveness of the heat-activated nitinol smart piston stapes prosthesis in stapedectomy surgery.

Objective: To compare the SMart piston stapes prosthesis to a standard manual crimp prosthesis on operative time and air-bone gap (ABG) closure in stapedectomy.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary referral centre.