Minimizing wound complications in cochlear implant surgery

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-334

  Telian, Steven A ^a   El Kashlan, Hussam K ^a   Arts, H Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Skin flap design; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033492562     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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