Table 5 Preoperative and postoperative air–bone gap (ABG). Mean at 3 months and 6 months (n = 60)
Material used | Preoperative ABG | ABG, 3 months | ABG, 6 months | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Cartilage | 40.6 | 4.57 | 23.7 | 4.48 | 20 | 5.28 | < 0.001* |
Refashioned incus | 39.3 | 4.92 | 21.9 | 5.61 | 19.4 | 5.82 | < 0.001* |
PORP | 43.0 | 4.48 | 32.8 | 4.84 | 36.3 | 5.56 | 0.227 |
TORP | 44.5 | 5.56 | 33.2 | 5.53 | 35.2 | 5.10 | 0.114 |