Ossicular chain reconstruction: Titanium versus plastipore

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1731-1735

  Hillman, Todd A ^b   Shelton, Clough ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Kurz; Ossicular reconstruction; Plastipore; Titanium; Tympanoplasty

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AUDITORY OSSICLE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIPORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TYMPANOPLASTY;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; EAR OSSICLES; HUMANS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TITANIUM; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 0141529796     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200310000-00013     Document Type: Review

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