Partial ossicular reconstruction: Comparison of three different prostheses in clinical and experimental studies

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 332-338

  Neudert, Marcus ^a   Zahnert, Thomas ^a   Lasurashvili, Nikoloz ^a   Bornitz, Matthias ^a   Lavcheva, Zlatina ^a   Offergeld, Christian ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Incus replacement; Laser Doppler; Ossiculoplasty; Partial prostheses; Tympanoplasty; Vibrometry

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHOLESTEATOMA; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TEMPORAL BONE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BONE CONDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAR SURGERY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; STAPES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; BONE CONDUCTION; CHOLESTEATOMA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EAR OSSICLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STAPES; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 65549132869     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31819679dd     Document Type: Article

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