We aimed to investigate the effect of stapes fixation on hearing results in @entity1 who underwent mobilization surgery due to @entity14360 ( @entity14360 ). Seventy-nine @entity1 were retrospectively analyzed and divided into two groups. Forty-four (55.7  %) @entity1 with mobile stapes were classified as group 1, and 35 (44.3  %) @entity1 with fixed stapes were classified as group 2. Improvement of the air-bone gap (ABG) to become less than 20  dB and the pure-tone average (PTA) by at least 10  dB postoperatively were accepted as success criteria. The @entity865 and ABG levels were significantly improved in both groups. The pre- and post-operative PTAs were 46.57      15.55 and 25.84      15.47  dB, respectively, in group 1 (p  =  0.001). The pre- and post-operative PTAs were 55.64      12.69 and 36.20      14.47  dB, respectively, in group 2 (p  =  0.001). The pre- and post-operative ABG levels were 35.36      10.53 and 16.91      8.54  dB, respectively, in group 1 (p  =  0.001). The pre- and post-operative ABG levels were 41.68      8.78 and 22.20      10.03  dB, respectively, in group 2 (p  =  0.001). A gain >= 10-dB in the PTA in groups 1 and 2 was found in 34 (77.2  %) and 23 (65.7  %) @entity1 , respectively, and the difference between the groups was not significant (p  =  0.684). The post-operative AGB in groups 1 and 2 was less than 20  dB in 32 (72.7  %) and 21 (60  %) @entity1 , respectively, and the difference between the groups was not significant (p  =  0.733). No significant negative effect of stapes fixation on post-operative hearing results in @entity14360 was detected. Successful results can be obtained with a mobilization procedure, even if the stapes is fixed.

The effect of stapes fixation on hearing results in XXXX treated by mobilization.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity865 :: ('CHEBI:61432', 'Chemical') :: ['PTA'] @entity14360 :: ('MESH:D063371', 'Disease') :: ['tympanosclerosis', 'TS']
@entity14360 :: (MESH:D063371,Disease) :: ['tympanosclerosis']
