Middle Ear Exploration Results in Suspected Otosclerosis Cases Referred to Amir-Almomenin and Golsar Hospitals, Rasht, 2001-2011: Are Ossicular and Footplate Area Anomalies Rare?

Introduction: Otosclerosis is a disease of bony labyrinth. Structural changes in the labyrinth often cause ossicular fixation, and thus conductive hearing loss. The purpose of this study was to evaluate middle ear exploration findings and frequency of ossicular and footplate area anomalies in patien...

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Main Authors: Shadman Nemati, Ebrahim Naghavi, Ehsan Kaemnejad, Mohammad Aghjanpour, Omid Abdollahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=660&_ob=a64997fc73d284aef289ee745b6f72c2&fileName=full_text.pdf