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Cochlear implant complications and failures

Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition), 2010
Cochlear implantation is a relatively safe surgery performed on profound bilateral hearing loss patients. Its surgical indications have increased and the age of implantation has decreased over the last years. As with any other surgery, it presents complications; device failure is one of the most important, given its potential risk for the need to ...
María T, Achiques, Antonio, Morant, Noelia, Muñoz, Jaime, Marco, Ignacio, Llópez, Emilia, Latorre, Ignacia, Pitarch   +6 more
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Failure of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, 2017
Long-term results of autologous chondrocyte implantation and matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte transplantation in the knee are satisfying, but not enough attention has been paid to the evaluation of failures. Thus, a systematic review of the literature was performed, underlining a failure rate in the 58 included articles of 14.9% among 4294 ...
Luca, Andriolo, Giulia, Merli, Giuseppe, Filardo, Maurilio, Marcacci, Elizaveta, Kon   +4 more
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Failures in the osseointegration of endosseous implants

Implant Dentistry, 1993
A total of 68 patients, 26 men and 42 women, aged 21 to 86 years, were treated with 204 endosseous implants (TPS, ITI, Bonefit, or Biolox) from 1985 to 1990. They were examined at their latest recall visit approximately 22.5 months after surgery, the range varying greatly between the implant systems used (from 4 to 60 months).
M A, Salonen, K, Oikarinen, K, Virtanen, H, Pernu   +3 more
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The endometrium as a cause of implantation failure

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2003
One of the biggest obstacles to reproductive success is our inability to diagnose or treat effectively the non-receptive endometrium. The endometrium becomes receptive for a limited period of time under the influence of steroid hormones and paracrine signals from the developing embryo.
Andrew M, Sharkey, Stephen K, Smith
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Cochlear Implant Failures and Revision

Otology & Neurotology, 2005
To review cases involving implant failure and revision surgery in a large cochlear implant program.Retrospective case series.Cochlear implant program in an academic medical center.Adults and children who underwent revision cochlear implantation (n = 58).Diagnosis and explantation of failed cochlear implants, with subsequent reimplantation.
Amy-Anne Donatelli, Lassig, Teresa A, Zwolan, Steven A, Telian   +2 more
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Remedies for Recurrent Implantation Failure

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 2014
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is expensive, time consuming, and the most successful treatment of fertility; however, in general the cumulative chance of having a live birth with the treatment is still around 40%. Many couples still remain unsuccessful after several IVF attempts, causing deep impact on quality of life, and each failed cycle causing a ...
Hulusi Bulent, Zeyneloglu, Gogsen, Onalan   +1 more
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Prosthetic Failure in Implant Dentistry

Dental Clinics of North America, 2015
Although osseointegrated dental implants have become a predictable and effective modality for the treatment of single or multiple missing teeth, their use is associated with clinical complications. Such complications can be biologic, technical, mechanical, or esthetic and may compromise implant outcomes to various degrees.
Ramtin, Sadid-Zadeh, Ahmad, Kutkut, Hyeongil, Kim   +2 more
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Implant failure of the gamma nail

Injury, 1999
The gamma nail is a temporary implant characterised by a limited life expectancy under continuous dynamic stress. We reviewed a series of 839 patients with gamma nail stabilisation and found two fatigue fractures (0.2%) at the aperture of the distal locking holes. This complication has not been described in the literature.
C, Gaebler, S, Stanzl-Tschegg, E K, Tschegg, C, Kukla, W A, Menth-Chiari, G E, Wozasek, T, Heinz   +6 more
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Implant failure in tibial nailing

Injury, 2000
Between 1991 and 1995 five hundred and twenty tibial diaphyseal fractures were treated with intramedullary nailing in Northern Ireland. We retrospectively reviewed three hundred and thirty eight patients in three out of the four fracture units in Northern Ireland.
A L, Ruiz, W D, Kealey, G F, McCoy
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Implant Failures in Orthopaedic Surgery

Biomaterials, Medical Devices, and Artificial Organs, 1979
Common orthopaedic implant failures are reviewed in the areas of total joint replacement and fracture fixation. In particular total hip and total knee arthroplasty, intertrochanteric hip fractures and long bone fractures are discussed. Excessive motion of implant bone interfaces, stress concentrations within the implant and stress shielding of bone are
L J, Harris, R R, Tarr
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