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Familial stapes superstructure fixation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. B. Kinsella  and
A. G. Kerr
J. B. Kinsella
Affiliation:
Belfast
A. G. Kerr*
Affiliation:
Belfast
*
Alan G. Kerr, F.R.C.S., 6 Granmore Gardens, Belfast BT9 6JL.
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Abstract

Congenital stapes superstructure fixation was found in a mother in both ears and her daughter in one ear. The head of the stapes was fixed to the pyramid by a bony bar which lay immediately superior to a normal stapedius muscle. Removal of the bony bar resulted in normal hearing, which has been maintained. We believe that these are the first reported cases of this abnormality.

Keywords

Stapescongenital fixation
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 36 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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