STATIC MODEL OF THE MIDDLE EAR SUBJECTED TO RECONSTRUCTION BY USING THE “LARGE ISLAND” TYMPANOPLASTY TECHNOLOGY. PART II: STRAIN-STRESS STATE

Mikhasev G.I., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Belarusian State University, Minsk, the Republic of Belarus; E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ermochenko S.A., Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherov; Vitebsk, the Republic of Belarus

The mathematical and mechanical model of the reconstructed middle ear subjected to tympanoplasty by using the "large island" technique is constructed. The restored tympanic membrane (TM) is modeled as the system of two concentrically conjugate annular plates from which the internal plate is monolayer and made from the cartilaginous tissue and the external one consists of two layers - remnants of the ear-drum and transplant. The influence of dimension of the deleted or damaged area of the TM, the transplant thickness on the strain-stress state is studied.

Middle ear, mechanical model, tympanic membrane, transplant

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