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  • Title: Operative treatment for otosclerosis. Comparative study of long-term results following substitution of stapes by free cartilage grafts.
    Author: Pfaltz CR, Rupp K.
    Journal: Arch Otorhinolaryngol; 1984; 240(1):65-72. PubMed ID: 6732614.
    Abstract:
    This comparative study of long-term results following the substitution of stapes by free cartilage grafts is based on 500 stapedectomies. The patients were operated on by the same surgeon (first author) and followed-up for a period of 5-20 years. Postoperative results, compared with the results of other stapedectomy techniques, demonstrate a statistically significant difference in favour of the cartilage implant technique with respect to the overall functional success rate and the incidence of postoperative complications.
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