Hair-clip type piston artificial stapes and the safety auger.
A hair-clip artificial stapes prosthesis was used in the surgical treatment of otosclerosis in 22 ears. In nine patients followed an average of 15 months the air-bone gap stabilized at 6-7 dB. Further advantages of the prosthesis design and technique are that they minimize the risk of ischemic necrosis and perilymphatic fistula formation.
D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000517:prevention & control; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*