Biomechanics of stapesplasty: A review

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 548-557

  Hüttenbrink, Karl Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressures; Diving; Flying; Piston diameter; Piston prosthesis; Stapedectomy; Stapedotomy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMECHANICS; DIVING; EARDRUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; FENESTRATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPES; STAPESPLASTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TYMPANOMETRY; VERTIGO;

EID: 0037622517     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200307000-00004     Document Type: Review

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