title: Operative treatment for otosclerosis. Comparative study of long-term results following substitution of stapes by free cartilage grafts.
abstract: This comparative study of long-term results following the substitution of stapes by free cartilage grafts is based on 500 stapedectomies. The patients were operated on by the same surgeon (first author) and followed-up for a period of 5-20 years. Postoperative results, compared with the results of other stapedectomy techniques, demonstrate a statistically significant difference in favour of the cartilage implant technique with respect to the overall functional success rate and the incidence of postoperative complications.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013201:Stapes Surgery