title: Rosen mobilization of the stapes: does it have a place in modern otology?
abstract: We describe two patients with stapes fixation, in both of whom Rosen mobilization seemed to be the most prudent surgical choice. In both cases, a useful hearing gain was achieved initially. In the patient with otosclerosis, the conductive hearing loss recurred and a stapedectomy was subsequently carried out. In the patient with congenital stapes fixation, the hearing gain was maintained for two years eight months. We believe that this technique still has a place in stapes surgery in rare instances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013200:Stapes Mobilization / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome