Bone-anchored hearing aid surgery in older adults: Implant loss and skin reactions

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 525-531

  De Wolf, Maarten J F ^a   Hol, Myrthe K S ^a   Mylanus, Emmanuel A M ^a   Cremers, Cor W R J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BAHA; Bone anchored hearing aid; Older adult; Osseointegration; Skin reaction; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 68049114580     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800712     Document Type: Article

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