Percutaneous implants in the temporal bone for securing a bone conductor: Surgical methods and results

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 532-536

  Van Der Pouw, Catharina T M ^a   Mylanus, Emmanuel A M ^a   Cremers, Cor W R J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial implants; Bone conduction; Bone anchored hearing aid; Inflammatory reaction; Skin graft; Skin penetration; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE CONDUCTION; CHILD; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0033002680     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949910800602     Document Type: Article

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