Comparison of hearing results of nitinol SMART stapes piston prosthesis with conventional piston prostheses: Postoperative results of nitinol stapes prosthesis

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 692-695

  Harris, Jeffrey P ^a   Gong, Shusheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nitinol; Otosclerosis; SMART piston prosthesis; Stapedectomy; Stapes prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL; NITINOL; PLATINUM; POLITEF; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; NICKEL HYPERSENSITIVITY; OSTEITIS; OTOSCLEROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PISTON PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; STAPES SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL AID;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOYS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOSCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPES SURGERY; STENTS;

EID: 34547796320     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3180340a1d     Document Type: Article

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