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Reconstruction of the Ossicular Chain

Reconstruction of the Ossicular Chain Abstract THE EVOLUTION of improved diagnostic examinations and surgical techniques has thus far failed to enable otologists to predict the degree of hearing gain resulting from tympanoplasty with accuracy approaching that now possible with regard to stapedectomy. The experiments to be reported here extend our previous attempts 1 to detect some of the causes underlying the variability of results in tympanoplasty and, when possible, to suggest alternatives which, at least on an experimental level, appear to solve particular problems. Specifically, we have investigated some of the anatomical and mechanical factors which appear to influence the transmission of sound through the middle ear when a defective ossicular system has been reconstructed with various types of prostheses. Whereas our former studies dealt with defects of incus alone, this work concerns experimental defects of the arcade of stapes alone or in combination with incus defects. Clinical application of certain principles already derived from these References 1. Elbrond, O., and Elpern, B.S.: Reconstruction of Ossicular Chain in Incus Defects , Arch Otolaryng 82:603, 1965.Crossref 2. Bekesy, G. von: Uber die Schwingungen der Schneckentrennwand beim Praparat und Ohrenmodell , Akust Zeits 7:173, 1942. 3. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part I, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) 54:511, 1962.Crossref 4. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part II, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) 56:307, 1963.Crossref 5. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neegaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part III, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) , (suppl 183) , p 11, 1963. 6. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part IV, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) (suppl 188) , p 280, 1964. 7. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part V, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) 57:231, 1964.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

Reconstruction of the Ossicular Chain

Archives of Otolaryngology , Volume 84 (5) – Nov 1, 1966

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1966 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9977
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10.1001/archotol.1966.00760030492005
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Abstract

Abstract THE EVOLUTION of improved diagnostic examinations and surgical techniques has thus far failed to enable otologists to predict the degree of hearing gain resulting from tympanoplasty with accuracy approaching that now possible with regard to stapedectomy. The experiments to be reported here extend our previous attempts 1 to detect some of the causes underlying the variability of results in tympanoplasty and, when possible, to suggest alternatives which, at least on an experimental level, appear to solve particular problems. Specifically, we have investigated some of the anatomical and mechanical factors which appear to influence the transmission of sound through the middle ear when a defective ossicular system has been reconstructed with various types of prostheses. Whereas our former studies dealt with defects of incus alone, this work concerns experimental defects of the arcade of stapes alone or in combination with incus defects. Clinical application of certain principles already derived from these References 1. Elbrond, O., and Elpern, B.S.: Reconstruction of Ossicular Chain in Incus Defects , Arch Otolaryng 82:603, 1965.Crossref 2. Bekesy, G. von: Uber die Schwingungen der Schneckentrennwand beim Praparat und Ohrenmodell , Akust Zeits 7:173, 1942. 3. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part I, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) 54:511, 1962.Crossref 4. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part II, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) 56:307, 1963.Crossref 5. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neegaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part III, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) , (suppl 183) , p 11, 1963. 6. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part IV, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) (suppl 188) , p 280, 1964. 7. Andersen, H.C.; Hansen, C.C.; and Neergaard, E.B.: Experimental Studies on Sound Transmission in the Human Ear , part V, Acta Otolaryng (Stockholm) 57:231, 1964.Crossref

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Archives of OtolaryngologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1966

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