Table 2 Success prognostic factors in the current study: factors with no significance
Prognostic factors | Number of ears in category | Number of ears successfully repaired | Success rate (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perforation size | 0.276 | |||
<50% | 60 | 50 | 83% | |
>50% | 42 | 24 | 57% | |
Graft material | 0.073 | |||
Fascia | 91 | 66 | 73% | |
Cartilage | 6 | 4 | 67% | |
Perichondrium | 2 | 2 | 100% | |
Combination | 3 | 2 | 67% | |
Comorbidity | 0.082 | |||
Diabetic | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
HIV | 3 | 2 | 67% | |
None | 103 | 72 | 70% | |
Smoking | 0.089 | |||
Non-smoker | 106 | 73 | 69% | |
Smoker | 2 | 1 | 50% | |
Aetiology | 0.051 | |||
Trauma | 9 | 7 | 78% | |
Infection | 78 | 53 | 68% | |
Iatrogenic | 7 | 7 | 100% |