[Preparation and clinical application of Teflon-wire piston and stapes height measurer].
With Teflon, and a tiny stainless steel needle of a number 7 injector and an acupuncture needle,Teflon-piston and a measurer of the stapes height were prepared respectively of stapedectomy for treatment of otosclerosis. Good clinical results were achieved with these simple and useful devices.
Xie
Nan-ping
NP
Department of Otolaryngology, Zhujiang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China.
D001864:Bone Wires; D006801:Humans; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013199:Stapes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene