"The stapediovestibular joint is the fully-functional articulation between the stapes and the oval window. It has a key role in the transmission of sound vibrations in the middle ear to the fluid in the vestibule, and thence in the cochlea 2."
"The annular ligament of the stapes, also known as the ligamentum anulare stapedis, attaches the rim of the footplate of the stapes to the rim of the oval window."
"The annular ligament of the stapes, also known as the ligamentum anulare stapedis, attaches the rim of the footplate of the stapes to the rim of the oval window."
"There is disagreement in the literature about what type of articulation the stapediovestibular joint is, it has been described variously as a syndesmosis, amphiarthrosis, a synarthrosis, or an incomplete diarthrosis 4."