[Otosclerosis in children (author's transl.)]

11 children (13 ears) have been operated upon for otosclerosis. In ten cases the stapes footplate was found totally fixed, with histological verification of the diagnosis of otosclerosis. Conservative surgery of the oval window was possible in only four cases. All other patients required total removal of staples or footplate. Findings indicate that clinical otosclerosis occurring in childhood results in an otosclerotic process in the oval window region with total fixation of the footplate. Thus, correction usually requires removal of at least the entire footplate.