Table 1.
The main demographic features of both groups included.
| Fascia Group (n = 98) | Cartilage Group (n = 44) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/SD | % | n/SD | % | p-Value | |
| Age (year) | 52.5 ± 18.9 | 55.3 ± 14.5 | 0.38 | ||
| Mean follow-up (months) | 67.1 ± 3.2 | 66.6 ± 2.5 | 0.36 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 46/98 | 46.93 | 24/44 | 54.54 | 0.40 |
| Female | 52/98 | 53.06 | 20/44 | 45.46 | |
| Side | |||||
| Left | 54/98 | 55.1 | 27/44 | 61.36 | 0.48 |
| Right | 44/98 | 44.9 | 17/44 | 38.64 | |
| Perforation size | |||||
| <50% | 49/98 | 50 | 8/44 | 18.18 | <0.001 |
| >50% | 49/98 | 50 | 36/44 | 81.72 | |
| Anterior | 16/98 | 16.32 | 11/44 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Posterior | 33/98 | 33.67 | 25/44 | 75 | |
| Recurrence rate | 15/98 | 15.30 | 4/44 | 9.09 | 0.37 |
Patients with cholesteatoma, active mucosal COM, allergy, chronic rhinosinusitis, an age younger than 10 years and older than 70 years, and an impaired ossicular chain were excluded. Thus, the participants were divided into two groups according to the material graft used, temporalis fascia or tragal cartilage, and functional and anatomical results were compared.