Surgical treatment of otosclerosis using a unique stapes prosthesis without a hook

Introduction. Otosclerosis is an osteodystrophy disease of the bony labyrinth of the ear which leads to stapes fixation and to bradyecoia of a conductive type. The microsurgical treatment by the use of a stapes prosthesis provides hearing improvement and a reduction or disappearing of tinnitus. The aim of our study was to determine the hearing condition and tinnitus before and after the treatment of otosclerosis. Material and methods. A hundred patients with otosclerosis, aged 20 to 70, were surgically treated at the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic and the Functional Diagnostics, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade. After the treatment, the audiometric examinations were performed in order to assess the hearing condition and tinnitus was assessed by a questionnaire. The subjective assessment of tinnitus was ranged as present, reduced or absent. Results. Before the treatment, hearing impairment was present in all the patients, while tinnitus was found in 91% of them. One year following the surgical treatment hearing improvement was found in 96% of the patients, and tinnitus cessation in 89% of them. Conclusion. The surgical treatment can result in hearing improvement and cessation or reduction of tinnitus.

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Hair-Clip Type Piston Artificial Stapes and the Safety Auger

Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology ◽

10.1177/000348948209100314 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 91 (3) ◽

pp. 297-298

Author(s):

Tung Min-Sheng

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Prosthesis Design ◽

Fistula Formation ◽

Ischemic Necrosis ◽

Perilymphatic Fistula ◽

Stapes Prosthesis

A hair-clip artificial stapes prosthesis was used in the surgical treatment of otosclerosis in 22 ears. In nine patients followed an average of 15 months the air-bone gap stabilized at 6–7 dB. Further advantages of the prosthesis design and technique are that they minimize the risk of ischemic necrosis and perilymphatic fistula formation.

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Human Stapes Crura: Normal Ultrastructure. Scanning Electron Microscopic Findings

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100116267 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 528-529

Author(s):

M.D. Graham

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

Scanning Electron Microscope ◽

Osmic Acid ◽

Human Cadaver ◽

Electron Microscopic ◽

Scanning Electron Microscopic ◽

Normal Human ◽

Microscopic Findings ◽

Scanning Electron

The recent development of the scanning electron microscope has added great impetus to the study of ultrastructural details of normal human ossicles. A thorough description of the ultrastructure of the human ossicles is required in order to determine changes associated with disease processes following medical or surgical treatment.Human stapes crura were obtained at the time of surgery for clinical otosclerosis and from human cadaver material. The specimens to be examined by the scanning electron microscope were fixed immediately in the operating room in a cold phosphate buffered 2% gluteraldehyde solution, washed with Ringers, post fixed in cold 1% osmic acid and dehydrated in graded alcohol. Specimens were transferred from alcohol to a series of increasing concentrations of ethyl alcohol and amyl acetate. The tissue was then critical point dried, secured to aluminum stubs and coated with gold, approximately 150A thick on a rotating stage in a vacuum evaporator. The specimens were then studied with the Kent-Cambridge S4-10 Scanning Electron Microscope at an accelerating voltage of 20KV.

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