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Use of an ophthalmic knife for middle-ear microsurgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

P N Gana  and
I D Bottrill
P N Gana
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford, UK
I D Bottrill
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford, UK
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Abstract

Traditionally, microscissors, hooks, sickle knives and needles are used in the ear for the dissection and release of fibrous adhesions. The major limitation of these instruments is that they are often bent or blunt, as they are reuseable. We describe an ophthalmic knife that offers precision in middle-ear microsurgery.

Keywords

Surgical InstrumentsEar, Middle
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 6 , June 2005 , pp. 465 - 466
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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