A review of device failure in more than 23 years of clinical experience of a cochlear implant program with more than 3,400 implantees

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-463

  Battmer, Rolf D ^a,c   Linz, Birgit ^b   Lenarz, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR DRUGS AND MEDICAL DEVICES   (Germany)

^c Center for Clinical Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cumulative survival; Device failure; European consensus; Explant reimplant; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DATA BASE; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; EXPLANT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REIMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EUROPE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 68249091974     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31819e6206     Document Type: Article

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