Hearing Outcomes in Stapes Surgery

Objective To compare short‐ and long‐term hearing results following stapedectomy using 3 different oval window grafting materials with the same stapes prosthesis. Study Design Database review. Setting Tertiary referral private practice. Subjects and Methods Subjects were ears that underwent stapedec...

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Published in:Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2013-01, Vol.148 (1), p.115-120
Main Authors: Wiet, Richard J., Battista, Robert A., Wiet, R. Mark, Sabin, Andrew T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
air‐bone gap
otosclerosis
oval window seal
stapedectomy
tissue grafts
tissue seals
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Summary:Objective To compare short‐ and long‐term hearing results following stapedectomy using 3 different oval window grafting materials with the same stapes prosthesis. Study Design Database review. Setting Tertiary referral private practice. Subjects and Methods Subjects were ears that underwent stapedectomy for otosclerosis, with placement of fat, fascia, or vein as an oval window seal and reconstruction with a titanium bucket handle prosthesis. A total of 365 procedures met these inclusion criteria: 98 fat grafts, 135 fascia grafts, and 132 vein grafts. Outcome measures included short‐term (
ISSN:0194-5998
1097-6817
DOI:10.1177/0194599812463184