Received 22 June 2008; received in revised form 7 July 2008; accepted 10 July 2008.
The history of myringoplasty and tympanoplasty type I is a delightful chapter in the development of otologic surgery. The aim of this commentary is to sketch the great lines of the history of myringoplasty and tympanoplasty type I. From its first controversial description in 1878 to its actual foundation in 1952, different otologists, mostly German, participated in its development.
Private practice, Lausanne, Switzerland
Corresponding author: Albert Mudry, MD, PhD, Avenue de la Gare 6, CH-1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
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