Table 1 Summary of included articles
From: The palisade cartilage tympanoplasty technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors | Type of Article | Number of Patients Total (Palisade) | Comparators | Mean Age (Range) | Follow-up in months (Range) | Level of Evidence (Oxford Scale of Evidence) | Size of Defect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khan et al. [14] | Retrospective cohort study | 390(223) | Temporalis fascia | (11–57) | 24 and 48 months | III | Both small and large |
Kazikdas et al. [12] | Retrospective cohort study | 51(23) | Temporalis fascia | 27.6 | Mean 18.7 months (7–33) | III | Subtotal perforations (perforation >50% of the whole TM) |
Shishegar et al. [15] | Prospective cohort study | 54(27) | Temporalis fascia | 30 | 6 months | II | Subtotal perforations |
Vashishth et al. [17] | Retrospective cohort study | 90(30) | Temporalis fascia | 24 | 12 months | III | Total/near total perforations excluded from fascia group, included in palisade |
Demirpehlivan et al. [16] | Retrospective cohort study | 120(19) | -Temporalis fascia -Tragal perichondrium | (15–64) | Minimum 12 months | III | Subtotal perforations |