[Lasers used by a young surgeon for stapes surgery].
We report the results of the first 38 stapes operations performed by a young surgeon. He achieved a perfect closure of the air-one gap (within 10 dB) in 89% of the patients operated on with the laser, compared with 65% of the patients operated on without laser. We discuss the significance of this difference, taking into account the multiple factors influencing the results. In our opinion, the laser helps a young surgeon to accelerate his learning curve in stapes surgery.
Garin
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Université Cathologique de Louvain, Service O.R.L, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Watelet
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JB
Jamart
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery
Le laser utilisé par un jeune opérateur pour la chirurgie de l'otospongiose.