Middle ear mechanics of Type III tympanoplasty (stapes columella): II. Clinical studies

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-194

  Merchant, Saumil N ^a,b,c   McKenna, Michael J ^a,b   Mehta, Ritvik P ^a,b   Ravicz, Michael E ^a   Rosowski, John J ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing; III tympanoplasty; Middle ear; Stapes columella tympanoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; EAR CARTILAGE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CONDUCTION; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL TRIALS; EAR, MIDDLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPES SURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 0037339829     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200303000-00010     Document Type: Article

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