American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2008

Traumatic ossicular dislocations: etiology and management

Received 21 September 2006 ,Revised 4 January 2007 ,Accepted 7 January 2007.

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 This study was presented as an oral paper at 25th Politzer Society Meeting, October 5–9, 2005, Seoul, South Korea.

PII: S0196-0709(07)00003-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.01.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2008