The effect of different lubricants on cochlear implant electrode insertion forces

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1050-1056

  Kontorinis, Georgios ^a   Paasche, Gerrit ^a   Lenarz, Thomas ^a   Stöver, Timo ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear implantation; Glycerin; Healon; Insertion forces; Lubricants; Soap solution

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SCALA TYMPANI;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SCALA TYMPANI;

EID: 80052263874     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31821b3c88     Document Type: Article

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