Abstract
To evaluate the anatomical and functional success rates of palisade cartilage tympanoplasty in chronic otitis media. Thirty patients with chronic otitis media with subtotal perforation underwent palisade cartilage tympanoplasty and were assessed prospectively. The outcomes evaluated were graft uptake and hearing gain. Overall graft uptake was 90% with failure in 3 cases. The preoperative mean air conduction threshold was 22.087 ± 6.120 dB which was improved to 13.387 ± 5.253 dB postoperatively at 12 weeks which was statistically significant. The mean postoperative ABG closure was 8.700 dB with a p value of 0.001 which was statistically significant. Palisade cartilage tympanoplasty demonstrates that subtotal perforations, which are at high risk for graft failure, can be treated efficiently and a durable and resistant reconstruction of the tympanic membrane with reasonable hearing can be achieved.