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Symposium: Congenital anomalies of the middle ear: I. Epitympanic fixation of incus and malleus
Author(s) -
Shea John J.,
Tabb Harold G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197602000-00017
Subject(s) - incus , malleus , medicine , middle ear , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , anatomy , stapes , population , environmental health
Epitympanic fixation of the incus and malleus may be surgically corrected by transcanal atticotomy and removal of the fixed incudomalleolar mass. Restoration of serviceable hearing has resulted in five of six cases by repositioning the natural incus or using a homograft incus.