Ceravital revisited: Lessons to be learned

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-23

  Brewis, C ^a   Orrell, J ^a   Yung, M W ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceravital; Evaluation studies; Ossicular prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CHOLESTEATOMA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE CONDUCTION; CERAMICS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 0037255467     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200301000-00005     Document Type: Article

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