Abstract
We report the results of the first 38 stapes operations performed by a young surgeon. He achieved a perfect closure of the air-one gap (within 10 dB) in 89 % of the patients operated on with the laser, compared with 65 % of the patients operated on without laser. We discuss the significance of this difference, taking into account the multiple factors influencing the results. In our opinion, the laser helps a young surgeon to accelerate his learning curve in stapes surgery.
| Translated title of the contribution | The laser used by a young surgeon for stapes surgery |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 55-58 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Revue de Laryngologie Otologie Rhinologie |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |