Stapedectomy in residency training.
Because fewer stapedectomies are performed today, concern has focused on whether or not residents are adequately trained in stapedectomy techniques. A retrospective study was done of patients undergoing stapedectomy over the last 11 years. This series represents primary resident-assisted cases performed under direct supervision of the attending surgeon. For 102 consecutive stapedectomies, the air-bone gap was closed to within 10 dB in 91 (89%), and no serious complications occurred. These results are compared with other published results, and our philosophy of teaching stapedectomy in residency is discussed.
Burns
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JA
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
Lambert
P R
PR
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D013663:Teaching