%0 Journal Article
%1 basem_hamdan_alkousheh_2024_11350916
%A Alkousheh, Basem Hamdan
%A Al kofahi, Mohammed Talal
%A Smadi, Ahmed Mohammad
%A Mugdadi, Thabet Hussein
%A omar, Bassil Ahmad Bany
%D 2024
%J World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health                    Sciences
%K Bone cement
%N 3
%P 055–059
%R 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.17.3.0118
%T Using bone cement in re-bridging incudostapedial joint
%U https://wjbphs.com/content/using-bone-cement-re-bridging-incudostapedial-joint
%V 17
%X 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.