1974Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryRequires access

Prosthesis for the Problem Incus in Stapedectomy

William H. Lippy, Arnold G. Schuring

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Abstract

A stainless steel modified Robinson prosthesis was used when an incus with a missing lenticular process or an eroded long process was encountered during stapes surgery. Of 32 cases, the air-bone gap was closed to within 10 dB of the preoperative bone level in 29.

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A stainless steel modified Robinson prosthesis was used when an incus with a missing lenticular process or an eroded long process was encountered during stapes surgery. Of 32 cases, the air-bone gap was closed to within 10 dB of the preoperative bone level in 29.

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A stainless steel modified Robinson prosthesis was used when an incus with a missing lenticular process or an eroded long process was encountered during stapes surgery. Of 32 cases, the air-bone gap was closed to within 10 dB of the preoperative bone level in 29.

Key concepts: Incus, Stapedectomy, Stapes, Prosthesis, Stapes surgery, Medicine, Dentistry, Orthodontics

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