Stapedectomy in the deafness of Paget's disease.
The causes of deafness in osteitis deformans are various.  One of these, stapediovestibular ankylosis, can be treated by stapedectomy, and hearing can therefore be improved.  Experience with 3 such cases treated by stapedectomy is reported, and the related literature is reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013199:Stapes; D013201:Stapes Surgery