TORP vs round window implant for hearing restoration of patients with extensive ossicular chain defect

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-452

  Colletti, Vittorio ^a   Carner, Marco ^a   Colletti, Liliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extensive ossicular chain destruction; Floating mass transducer; Ossiculoplasty; TORP; Vibrant Sound Bridge

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM; BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; ROUND WINDOW IMPLANT; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TOTAL OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS; ADOLESCENT; COCHLEA FENESTRA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; OTITIS MEDIA; REOPERATION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; OTITIS MEDIA; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; ROUND WINDOW, EAR; TITANIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349118411     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480802642070     Document Type: Article

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