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The Glasgow benefit plot used to assess the effect of bilateral stapedectomy
M J Porter1, H Zeitoun, G B Brookes
1Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences
|February 1, 1995
Abstract:
The Glasgow benefit plot has encouraged surgeons to look at the results of their surgery from a more functional standpoint rather than in purely technical terms. Our aim was to use the plot to examine the efficacy of second side stapedectomy. A retrospective study of 17 second side stapedectomies showed that the addition of the second operation significantly increased the chances of achieving at least one 'normal' hearing ear and made 'normal' and symmetrical hearing possible.