Effect of closing material on hearing rehabilitation in stapedectomy and stapedotomy: A finite element analysis

Stapedotomy or stapedectomy operations are often performed to treat otosclerosis. During the operation, the space created by bone removal is usually filled with a closing material such as fat or fascia. In this study, the effect of the Young’s modulus of the closing material on the hearing level was...

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Main Authors: Jongwoo Lim, Woonhoe Goo, Dae Woong Kang, Seung Ha Oh, Namkeun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1064890/full