Open AccessMedialized Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis
Author(s) -
Polanik Marc D.,
Remenschneider Aaron K.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-974X
DOI - 10.1177/2473974x20916432
Subject(s) - medicine , incus , stapes , mastoidectomy , conductive hearing loss , surgery , tympanoplasty , footplate , prosthesis , ossicles , malleus , dehiscence , middle ear , cholesteatoma , mechanical engineering , engineering
Vestibular complaints secondary to a deeply medialized ossicular prosthesis have been documented following stapedotomy but infrequently reported following total ossicular replacement prosthesis (TORP) placement. Lateral TORP displacement through the tympanic membrane (TM) occurs in 5% to 9% of cases; however, medial displacement, with violation of the footplate, is rare and has only been reported following canal wall down mastoidectomy. For the below case, institutional review board approval was obtained from the University of Massachusetts Medical School Human Subjects Committee.