title: [Malleostapedotomy in stapes surgery for otosclerosis with malleus/incus mobility disorder].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of malleostapedotomy based on malleus-oval window technique in otosclerosis with malleus/incus mobility disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six cases with malleostapedotomy on stapes footplate fixation accompanied by malleus/incus movements disorder from March 2005 to March 2007 were analyzed retrospectively, when totally 78 cases of conventional stapes surgeries were performed on isolated otosclerosis . The surgical procedures, intraoperative findings and postoperative vertigo as well as pure tone gain were discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the 6 cases showed stapes footplate fixation. Both abnormal incudomalleolar joint and incudostapedial joint were found in 2 cases. It was suspected that previous inflammation resulted in yellowish mucosa, ossicular malformation and stiffness. The third one showed local tympanosclerosis in the attic. In another 2 cases, idiopathic malleus head fixation related to the anterior and superior mallear ligament abnormal were presented while a surgical incudomalleolar joint dislocation prior to the observation happened in the last one. Among these 6 cases, there was no 4.0 Hz notch and postoperative vertigo which needs a further care. Postoperative air-bone gap on 0.5 kHz, 1.0 kHz, 2.0 kHz, 4.0 kHz averaged less than 10 dB. All the patients had been followed up for 3 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malleostapedotomy based on malleus-oval window technique is a safe and effective procedure available for otosclerosis with malleus/incus movement disorder from different origins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510080, China. linwupeina@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Peina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Runmei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Zhengmin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaoqian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cuiyuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Liangsi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007188:Incus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008307:Malleus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome