Research Article
Comparison of Nitinol Stapes Pistons with Conventional Stapes Pistons: A Cadaver Study
Table 2
Survey results for the Nitinol SMART crimped stapes prosthesis (%), n = 10 (survey respondents).
| | Piston Letter | Considered
a Nitinol piston | Considered
a conventional piston | Considered circular | Considered oval | Considered to have <34% contact with the incus | Considered to have 33–46% contact with the incus | Considered to have >66% contact with the incus |
| | (c) | 40% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 20% | 50% | 30% | | (d) | 60% | 40% | 100% | 0% | 10% | 20% | 70% | | (e) | 50% | 50% | 80% | 20% | 10% | 40% | 50% | | (i) | 60% | 40% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 70% | | (j) | 50% | 50% | 80% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 80% | | (k) | 50% | 50% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 80% | | (n) | 50% | 50% | 70% | 30% | 40% | 60% | 0% | | (q) | 50% | 50% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 60% | | (r) | 50% | 50% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 40% |
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