Stapes Surgery in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Retrospective Analysis of 18
Operated Ears
Abstract
Objective : To evaluate short and long term results of stapes surgery in
patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Design: Retrospective case
series. Setting: Tertiary referral center Patients: 18 primary stapes
surgeries were performed in 11 hearing-impaired OI patients with
evidence of stapes fixation. Intervention: Mainly CO2 laser stapedotomy
with Teflon piston prosthesis. Main Outcome Measures: Pre-operative and
post-operative audiograms at one month and at least one year Results:
The main operative findings were stapes fixation, thickened footplate
and fragile or fractured stapes crura. No revision surgery was
necessary. Hearing improvement was achieved in 94% of the cases. We
obtained an air-bone gap closure to within 10 dB in 46% of the cases
and to within 15dB in 92% of the cases at one year follow up. The mean
hearing gain in air conduction (at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 kHz) was 18.4 dB at
one month and 22.4 dB at one year. Conclusion: Stapes surgery in OI
gives good results with few complication in our series. A hearing gain
is often obtained in spite of the sensorineural hearing loss caused by
the natural progression of the disease