Tetanus is caused by an infection with the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which is commonly found in soil, saliva, dust, and manure. The bacteria generally enter through a break in the skin such as a cut or puncture wound by a contaminated object.
Confidence votes 20.9K. Types of ear surgery include stapedectomy, tympanoplasty, myringotomy and ear tube surgery, ear surgery to repair a perforated eardrum, cochlear implants, and tumor removal.  Minor edit? Save Cancel.
Following are sections on surgery of the pinna and the external auditory canal, middle ear, mastoid, and inner ear; brainstem implants; fistulae; and tumors and intracranial lesions. Atlas of otologic surgery and magic otology; the international team approach based on pathogenesis; 2v.