The effect of ventilation tubes on stresses and vibration motion in the tympanic membrane: A finite element analysis

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 542-548

  Prendergast, Patrick J ^a   Kelly, D J ^a   Rafferty, M ^b   Blayney, A W ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Grommets; Otitis media with effusion; Tympanosclerosis; Ventilation tubes

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SCLEROSIS; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; VIBRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; METALS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; POLYMERS; SCLEROSIS; SOUND; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033458023     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1999.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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