Platinum ribbon-Teflon piston reduces device failure after stapes surgery

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 108-113

  Mangham, Charles A ^a  

^a Seattle Ear Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INCUS; INNER EAR; MALE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STAPEDOTOMY; STAPES SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VESTIBULE; WIRE FIXATION;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT; PLATINUM; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; STAPES SURGERY;

EID: 0342757858     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2000.104808     Document Type: Article

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