Hearing Gain with Tailor-made Polyethylene Strut in Total Stapedectomy

Authors

  • Sarun Prakairungthong Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700

Keywords:

Stapedectomy, otosclerosis, polyethylene strut, ossicular prosthesis

Abstract

 

Objective: To study audiometric changes after total stapedectomy with tailor-made polyethylene strut.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of preoperative and postoperative hearing results. One hundred and ninety-eight patients underwent total stapedectomy during 2009-2014. Stapedectomy was performed with tailor-made polyethylene strut prosthesis on vein or perichondrium graft over oval window. Changes of preoperative and postoperative pure tone average (PTA) were calculated from 4 frequencies after stapedectomy.
Results: Ninety percent success rate in the air-bone gap closure within 10 dB after stapedectomy.
Conclusion: Tailor-made polyethylene strut prosthesis is a cheap and cost-effective prosthesis, which is an alternative option for surgeons instead of the commercial prosthesis.

  

 

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Published

10-02-2017

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Prakairungthong, S. (2017). Hearing Gain with Tailor-made Polyethylene Strut in Total Stapedectomy. Siriraj Medical Journal, 69(1), 18–23. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/77151

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