How do cartilage and other material overlay over a prosthesis affect its vibration transmission properties in ossiculoplasty?

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-428

  Morris, David P ^a   Bance, Manohar ^a,b   Van Wijhe, Rene G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VGH Site 1278 Twr Rd Halifax B ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARTILAGE; EARDRUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; RIGIDITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPES; TEMPORAL BONE; VIBRATION;

CARTILAGE; HUMANS; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STAPES; TEMPORAL BONE; VIBRATION;

EID: 4644355560     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.02.055     Document Type: Article

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