A middle ear implant, the symphonix Vibrant Soundbridge: Retrospective study of the first 125 patients implanted in France

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 427-436

  Sterkers, Olivier ^a   Boucarra, Didier ^a   Labassi, Samia ^l   Bebear, Jean Pierre ^b   Dubreuil, Christian ^c   Frachet, Bruno ^d   Fraysse, Bernard ^e   Lavieille, Jean Pierre ^f   Magnan, Jacques ^g   Martin, Christian ^h   Truy, Eric ⁱ   Uziel, Alain ^j   Vaneecloo, François Michel ^k  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e CHU PURPAN   (France)

^f GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^h SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

ⁱ EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^j GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^k LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^l Université 100 ^*

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Author keywords

Middle ear implant; Sensorineural hearing loss; Vibrant Soundbridge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037799341     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200305000-00013     Document Type: Article

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