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  • Case Report
  • Open Access
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8 Pages

Recurrent Conductive Hearing Loss and Malleus Fixation After Stapes Surgery

  • Pierfrancesco Bettini,
  • Edoardo Maria Valerio,
  • Alessandro Borrelli,
  • Alberto Caranti,
  • Michela Borin,
  • Nicola Malagutti,
  • Francesco Stomeo,
  • Stefano Pelucchi and
  • Luca Cerritelli

Background/Objectives: Conductive hearing loss (CHL) recurrence or persistence after stapes surgery is often due to prosthesis displacement or malfunction, with malleus fixation being a less common cause. While persistent CHL linked to malleus fixati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,779 Views
20 Pages

Stapes Prostheses in Otosclerosis Surgery: Materials, Design Innovations, and Future Perspectives

  • Luana-Maria Gherasie,
  • Viorel Zainea,
  • Razvan Hainarosie,
  • Andreea Rusescu,
  • Irina-Gabriela Ionita,
  • Ruxandra-Oana Alius and
  • Catalina Voiosu

17 October 2025

Background: Stapes prostheses represent one of the earliest and most widely applied “biomedical actuators” designed to restore hearing in patients with otosclerosis. Unlike conventional actuators, which convert energy into motion, stapes...