A report on the stapedectomy procedure using the Robinson stainless steel stapes prosthesis over a 15-year period is presented in a study of 3,200 cases. Short-term results, long-term results, failures, and delayed complications are statistically analyzed. This implant is presently the most frequently used prefabricated stapes prosthesis in the country, and each year more otologic surgeons are adopting this surgical technique.
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