From: Comparative study of tympanoplasty type I using periosteum versus tragal cartilage with perichondrium
Group A (n=40)
Periosteum
Group B (n=40)
Cartilage
P value
Age
Mean ±SD
28.73±11.15
28.38±9.25
0.879
Sex
Male
12 (30%)
16 (40%)
0.348
Female
28 (70%)
24 (60%)
Ear
Lt
17 (42.5%)
0.117
Rt
23 (57.5%)