stapedotomy

sta·pe·dot·o·my

(stā'pē-dot'ŏ-mē), A surgical technique for the improvement of hearing in otosclerosis: a hole is made in the footplate of the stapes bone through which is placed the piston-shaped end of a prosthesis, the other end of which is attached to the long process of the incus bone.

sta·pe·dot·o·my

(stā'pĕ-dot'ŏ-mē) A surgical technique for the improvement of hearing in otosclerosis: a hole is made in the footplate of the stapes bone through which is placed the piston-shaped end of a prosthesis, the other end of which is attached to the long process of the incus bone.