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Linear measurements in middle ear surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Alan G. Gibb  and
Thomas L. Croll
Alan G. Gibb*
Affiliation:
ex-Head of Department of Otolaryngology, Univeristy of Dundee.
Thomas L. Croll
Affiliation:
Laboratory Technician, Department of Otolaryngology, Univeristy of Dundee.
*
Alan George Gibb, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, P.O. Box 12418, Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Abstract

Present methods of linear measurement in micro-surgical procedures in the middle ear are crude when judged in relation to the delicate structure and functioning of the normal ear.

Alternative methods of measurement employing the operating microscope are described. These depend on recording the travel of the microscope between two selected focal points and can be employed in both vertical and horizontal planes. Oblique distances can readily be calculated from the information provided. Minor alterations to existing microscopes would be required to ensure precise recording bv electronic or linear methods.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 6 , June 1986 , pp. 625 - 628
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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