OBJECTIVE To have a new macroscopic classification of otosclerosis based on appearance variations of the stapes footplate due to the disease and to determine if the color variations are correlated to a minor or major incidence of footplate complications. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2006 to December 2006, 106 patients affected by otosclerosis underwen...

We herein report a case of traumatic fracture of the stapes accompanying vestibular window rupture with perilymph fistula, and its diagnosis and surgical procedure were discussed. In the present case, a direct force through the external auditory canal damaged not only the ossicular chain but also the vestibular window. On the exploratory tympanotomy, the complete dislocation and fracture of the...

malignancies of the midface result in cosmetic deformities that make maxillofacial prosthesis as an integral part of the treatment plan. facial defects can be devastating in their impact on physical structure and function of the affected individual, leading to potentional compromises in quality of life. reconstruction of nasal defects is a challenge for the prosthodontist because of esthetic an...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the effectiveness of bone cement on mean postoperative air-bone gap (ABG) and the proportion of ABG closure to within 20 dB in patients undergoing ossicular chain reconstruction or revision stapes surgery. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, and Central. METHODS A systematic search was conducted. Studies reporting original study data were included. Relevance and r...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the results obtained from hydroxyapatite bone cement repair of ossicular discontinuity between the incus and stapes during surgery of retraction pockets. DESIGN Clinical study of a case series. SETTING Otolaryngology Department, Tanta University Hospitals, Tanta, Egypt. PATIENTS A total of 62 previously untreated patients (82 ears) with retraction pockets. INTERVENT...