Prognosis and outcome of the tympanic membrane flap at traumatic tympanic membrane perforation edge.

This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the prognosis and outcome of tympanic membrane perforations with a particular focus on the fate of the perforation edge flaps.Chart records of 329 patients with a single ear traumatic tympanic membrane perforation were retrieved and analyzed. Of these patients, 70 were left to heal spontaneously, 93 received gelatin sponge patching treatment and 114 were subjected to otoendoscopic eardrum repair before gelatin sponge patching.

Effect of treatment at different time intervals for traumatic tympanic membrane perforation on the closure.

Conclusion: Treatment of traumatic tympanic membrane (TM) perforation with everted or involute edge flaps at different time intervals within 1 week after the injury did not affect the perforation closure rate and mean closure time.

Objective: To retrospectively analyze the effect of treatment at different time intervals for traumatic tympanic membrane perforation with gelatin sponge patch and edge approximation plus gelfoam patching.

Methods: Patients with traumatic TM perforation visited at different days since the injury for medical treatment (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5-7 days post trauma).