Sudden unilateral deafness after bilateral knee replacement

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-311

  Phillips, John S ^a   Prinsley, P R ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Embolism, Fat; Hearing Loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAT EMBOLISM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LITERATURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; AUDIOMETRY; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0037395376     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/00222150360600940     Document Type: Article

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