CHAPTER III

OPERATIONS UPON THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE AND WITHIN THE TYMPANIC CAVITY

Surgical Anatomy of the Tympanum, 335. Paracentesis, 336. Artificial Perforation of the Tympanic Membrane, 340. Division of the Anterior Ligament, 341. Division of the Posterior Fold, 341. Intratympanic Operations, 342; Division of Adhesions, 342; Tenotomy of the Tensor Tympani, 346; Tenotomy of the Stapedius, 347. Removal of Granulations from the Tympanic Cavity, 348. Operations upon the Ossicles--Direct Mobilization, 349; Removal of the Ossicles, 351 335-363