An approach to bilateral bone-anchored hearing aid surgery in children: Contralateral placement of sleeper fixture

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 555-557

  Bernstein, J M ^a   Sheehan, P Z ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone anchored hearing aids; Child; Conductive deafness; Hearing aids; Implants and prostheses

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE REGENERATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE THERAPY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE CONDUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TEMPORAL BONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049096185     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003952     Document Type: Article

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