Temporal bone laboratory training for stapedectomy.
Practice in the Temporal Bone laboratory is a fundamental part of Otological training. Performing a stapedectomy on a normal temporal bone is handicapped by the mobility of the footplate. We describe a simple method of producing stapes footplate fixation in a normal temporal bone so that the operative conditions found in otosclerosis are more closely simulated.
Murrant
N J
NJ
Dept. of Otolaryngology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
Gatland
D J
DJ
D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education*; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology