title: Ossiculoplasty.
abstract: Contemporary surgical techniques for treating various pathologies affecting the middle ear address not only eradication of the underlying disease process but also restoration of normal auditory function. Trauma, neoplasms, inflammatory processes, and cholesteatomas can erode and alter normal middle ear components and relationships vital for the transmission of auditory energy to the inner ear. Over the last five decades, various ossiculoplasty techniques and prostheses have been studied and reported in the literature. Unfortunately, the multitude of reconstructive techniques attests to the fact that none of the currently available methods are ideal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, 5 Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Luv Ram
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Javia
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ruckenstein
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D019933:Ossicular Replacement / Q000379:methods*