Active middle ear implant application in case of stapes fixation: A temporal bone study

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1027-1034

  Devèze, Arnaud ^a,b   Koka, Kanthaiah ^a   Tringali, Stéphane ^a,c   Jenkins, Herman A ^a   Tollin, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Active middle ear implant; Fascia; Otosclerosis; Stapedotomy

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR; OTOSCLEROSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPES; STAPES SURGERY; TEMPORAL BONE; TRANSDUCER; VESTIBULE; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; BONE CEMENTS; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; OTOSCLEROSIS; STAPES; STAPES SURGERY; TEMPORAL BONE; TRANSDUCERS; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH; VIBRATION;

EID: 77956339332     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181edb6d1     Document Type: Article

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