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Dislocation of foot plate partial or complete is definitely a problem in stapes surgery. Methods to prevent dislocation have have been suggested. Proper appreciation of vestibular anatomy is necessary in order to plan safe removal of a dislocated foot plate. Each case presents its own problems and has to be treated as such, as is evident from the cases described above. A sunk foot plate is best left alone if it is not possible to refloat it. It does not always result in a dead ear.
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Read at 21st Annual Conference of Association of Otolaryngogists of India at Srinagar 29–31 May 1969.
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Dayal, P. The dislocation of foot plate in stapes surgery. Ind. J. Otol. 21, 193–197 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047814
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