[Surgical reconstruction of the sound conduction mechanism in congenital atresia of the ear (author's transl)].

125 congenital atresia of the ear have been operated from 1974 to 1980 in our O.L. department. Congenital atresia of the ear have a conductive type of 70 db which is stable. 45 had a lateral canal fenestration. 22 had an hearing improvement greater than 20 db. 45 had a tympanoplasty using a temporalis fascia graft and the ossicles when the malleo incus mass was mobile and had an adequate contact with the stapes. 25 out of these 45 cases had an hearing improvement greater than 20db. The other one had a tympanoplasty using tympano ossicular homograft with an hearing improvement greater than 20 db in 14 cases.