Symposium: Congenital anomalies of the middle ear. I. Epitympanic fixation of incus and malleus.
Epitympanic fixation of the incus and malleus may be surgically corrected by transcanal atticotomy and removal of the fixed incudomalleolar mass. Restoration of serviceable hearing has resulted in five of six cases by repositioning the natural incus or using a homograft incus.
D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013200:Stapes Mobilization / Q000379:methods*