The indications for stapedectomy

AFTER the initial work of Shea (1958) many stapedectomies were performed and in the 1960s several large series were published. There was widespread agreement that a better than 90 per cent success rate could be expected with a risk to the hearing of 1 per cent or less. It was generally I recognized that although the long-term results might be unpredictable, surgery to the second ear was reasonable if the operation on the first side , had been a success. It is difficult to obtain accurate figures for long-term results because of the low rate of follow-up in most series (Kos, 1969; House, 1969; McGhee, 1969; Hough, 1969). With the exception of Hough they record a remarkably low follow-up rate but all show a definite fall-off in results with time (Tables I, II, III, IV).

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