Stapedotomy piston diameter - Is bigger better?

Oto-Rhino-Laryngologia Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 252-256

  Teig, Erik ^a   Lindeman, Henrik H ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hearing results; Piston shaft diameter; Stapedotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING; HUMAN; OTOSCLEROSIS; PROSTHESIS; STAPEDOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033511716     PISSN: 10148221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027931     Document Type: Article

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