Pfaltz C R, Rupp K
Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1984;240(1):65-72. doi: 10.1007/BF00464347.
This comparative study of long-term results following the substitution of stapes by free cartilage grafts is based on 500 stapedectomies. The patients were operated on by the same surgeon (first author) and followed-up for a period of 5-20 years. Postoperative results, compared with the results of other stapedectomy techniques, demonstrate a statistically significant difference in favour of the cartilage implant technique with respect to the overall functional success rate and the incidence of postoperative complications.
这项关于采用游离软骨移植替代镫骨的长期结果的对比研究基于500例镫骨切除术。患者均由同一位外科医生（第一作者）进行手术，并随访了5至20年。与其他镫骨切除技术的结果相比，术后结果显示，在总体功能成功率和术后并发症发生率方面，软骨植入技术具有统计学上的显著优势。
