title: [Ossification of the stapedius tendon as a rare cause of conductive hearing loss].
abstract: Ossification of the stapedial tendon is a very rare cause of conductive hearing loss. In addition to a review of the literature, two further cases of unilateral hearing impairment are reported. In both cases, division of the ossified tendon led to a complete disappearance of the middle-ear problem. Apart from middle ear malformations, infections of the middle ear may also give rise to ossification of the stapedial tendon.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jecker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartwein
mesh_terms: D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013198:Stapedius / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Die Verknöcherung der Stapediussehne als seltene Ursache einer Schalleitungsschwerhörigkeit.