The floating mass transducer of the vibrant soundbridge interposed between the stapes and tympanic membrane after incus necrosis

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-78

  Cremers, Cor W R J ^a   Verhaegen, Veronique J O ^a   Snik, Ad F M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Incus necrosis; Ossicular chain reconstruction; Semi implantable hearing aid; Sensorineural deafness; Stapedomalleopexy; Therapy resistant external otitis; Vibrant Soundbridge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUS; INCUS NECROSIS; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPES; AUDIOMETRY; DISEASE COURSE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING; HEARING AID; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPES SURGERY;

AUDIOMETRY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INCUS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STAPES; STAPES SURGERY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 59849115042     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31818f5790     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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