Complications of bone-anchored hearing aid implantation

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-136

  Hobson, J C ^a   Roper, A J ^b   Andrew, R ^b   Rothera, M P ^a   Hill, P ^b   Green, K M ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Child; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Postoperative complications; Prostheses and implants; Retrospective studies; Surgical wound infection; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID; BONE REGENERATION; DATA BASE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NEUROMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TISSUE GROWTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSEOINTEGRATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949772295     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109991708     Document Type: Article

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