A new approach for malleus/incus fixation: No prosthesis necessary

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 669-673

  Seidman, Michael D ^a   Babu, Seilesh ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; EARDRUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCUS; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEUS; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; OTOSCLEROSIS; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAPEDECTOMY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; BONE CONDUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HUMANS; INCUS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MALLEUS; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT; OTOSCLEROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544317047     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200409000-00004     Document Type: Review

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