title: Comparison of hearing outcome using a Nitinol versus Teflon prosthesis in stapedotomy.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The time-tested, readily available, and cost-effective Teflon® piston continues to have equivocal results to the newer Nitinol piston.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare hearing outcome using a Nitinol versus Teflon piston in stapes surgery and to ascertain the feasibility of using the Nitinol piston.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients between 18 and 45 years of age were selected and randomly allocated into two groups of 20 each and the study was conducted between September 2007 and March 2009 at Maulana Azad Medical College.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference between the two groups in the postoperative air-bone gap and air-bone gap closure at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. triptibrar@gmail.com
authors: Tripti
authors: T
authors: Brar
authors: Jai Chand
authors: JC
authors: Passey
authors: Arun Kumar
authors: AK
authors: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013201:Stapes Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult