title: [The choice of the stapes surgical style in treatments of the otosclerosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of the stapes surgery on treatment of the otosclerosis to find out the more suitable surgical style.
  
  
  METHODS
  71 cases including 31 cases with stapes lifting surgery, 34 cases with partial stapcdectomy, 6 cases with total stapedectomy were summed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both the stapes lifting surgery and partial stapedectomy have steady effects on hearing level for a short or long time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stapes lifting surgery should be adopted as the first surgical style for it is easier and the vestibular reaction is slighter. It will not affect the following surgical process even the two crura are broken.
authors.affiliation: Suzhou Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat Hospital, Suzhou 215006.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yiao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013200:Stapes Mobilization; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D014717:Vertigo