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Ossiculoplasty: a UK survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2006

G Dhanasekar ,
H K Khan ,
N Malik ,
F Wilson  and
V V Raut
G Dhanasekar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
H K Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
N Malik
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
F Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
V V Raut
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the current surgical practice of ossiculoplasty among British otolaryngology consultants, using a postal questionnaire. Ossiculoplasty is not a very common procedure. It is only performed by otologists with a special interest in ossiculoplasty. Among the 280 respondents (response rate 51.9 per cent), only 179 (63.9 per cent) performed ossiculoplasty. The majority of the consultants (86.5 per cent) used artificial prostheses, and 63.7 per cent used patients' own ossicles (autografts). Most of the consultants (77.6 per cent) performed ossiculoplasty with primary tympanoplasty surgery rather than with primary cholesteatoma surgery (46.3 per cent). The majority of the consultants (50.8 per cent) performed less than 10 ossiculoplasties per year.

This is the first survey on ossiculoplasty surgery in the United Kingdom.

Keywords

Ear OssiclesOtologic Surgical ProceduresQuestionnairesGreat Britain
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 903 - 907
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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