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A tutorial on implantable hearing amplification options for adults with unilateral microtia and atresia [PDF]

, 2014
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Tong, MCF, Tsang, WSS, Wong, LLN, Yu, JYK   +3 more
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Ossicular chain reconstruction in chronic otitis media: hearing results and analysis of prognostic factors

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
Introduction: The goal of ossiculoplasty is to improve hearing and the success of this procedure depends on several factors. Objective: Analyze the hearing results in patients with chronic otitis media undergoing ossicular chain reconstruction, as well ...
Syriaco Atherino Kotzias, Mariana Manzoni Seerig, Maria Fernanda Piccoli Cardoso de Mello, Leticia Chueiri, Janaina Jacques, Martin Batista Coutinho da Silva, Daniel Buffon Zatt   +6 more
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Long Process Incus necrosis in Revision Stapedotomy: Retrospective Clinical Study [PDF]

, 2021
Objectives: We describe our experience with long process incus (LPI) necrosis in revision stapedotomy and discuss the different management methods proposed in the literature to identify surgical techniques that can lead to satisfactory results over time.
Donadio A., Massimilla E. A., Motta G., Nunziata M., Romano M. L., Testa D.   +5 more
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Evaluation on the possibility of sound conduction independent of tympanic air cavity for severe tympanic adhesion patients by finite element analysis

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Background: For patients with severe tympanic adhesion, reconstructing the tympanic air cavity is often challenging, resulting in poor hearing reconstruction outcomes.
Xiao Qin, Xiao Qin, Yue Yin, Huiying Sun, Guodong Feng, Zhiqiang Gao   +5 more
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Mesna in Otologic Surgery: Efficacy and Safety—A Scoping Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
PRISMA flow diagram indicating the process of systematic inclusion and exclusion of articles. ABSTRACT Objective Mesna (Sodium 2‐mercaptoethanesulfonate) is widely used as a mucolytic agent and uroprotective agent. Recently, its disulfide bond‐breaking property has been applied in otologic surgery to facilitate safer dissection of cholesteatoma and ...
Kevork H. Atamian, Inabat Yermesheva, Ostap Orishchak, Hady Tall, Sam J. Daniel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endoscopic versus microscopic ossiculoplasty: Does the functional outcome vary according to the type of osciculoplasty?

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023
Objective: To compare functional outcome of microscopic and endoscopic approach regarding type of ossiculoplasty. Methods: In this retrospective study, cases who had undergone type-II and type-III tympanoplasty between February 2007 to September 2019 ...
Onur Celik, Burak Ulkumen
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Bioactive ceramic-reinforced composites for bone augmentation [PDF]

, 2010
Biomaterials have been used to repair the human body for millennia, but it is only since the 1970s that man-made composites have been used. Hydroxyapatite (HA)-reinforced polyethylene (PE) is the first of the ‘second-generation’ biomaterials that have ...
Bonfield W., Bonfield W., Charnley J., Downes R. N., Doyle C., Goldenberg R. A., Hao L., Hao L., Huang J., Huang J., Jones L. C., K. E. Tanner, Kobayashi A., Parkhill C., Revell P. A., Sarmiento A., Tanner K. E., Tanner K. E., Törmälä P., Wang M., Zhang Y.   +20 more
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Improved Bone Conduction and Hearing Outcomes After Stapes Surgery for Otosclerosis

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the improvement in bone conduction (BC) thresholds after stapes surgery for otosclerosis, compare the outcomes of surgical techniques, and analyze the short‐ and long‐term results to inform treatment strategies. Methods We retrospectively reviewed data from 173 patients (188 ears) who underwent total stapedectomy, partial
Na Zhang, Xiao‐Bo Ma, Dan‐Ni Wang, Yi Li, Yan Zheng, Yong‐Xin Li, Shou‐Qin Zhao   +6 more
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Titanium Biohybrid Middle Ear Prostheses: A Preliminary In Vitro Study

Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023
Ossiculoplasty is a surgical operation performed to restore auditory transmission through the reconstruction of the ossicular chain using prosthetics. Tissue bioengineering has assumed a pivotal role in implementing alternatives to conventional ossicular
Mario Mosconi, Elena Carlotto, Laura Caliogna, Micaela Berni, Giulia Gastaldi, Michele Conti, Alice Maria Brancato, Valentina Bina, Domenico Minervini, Stefano Malpede, Anna Chiara Stellato, Francesco Lazzerini, Luca Bruschini, Marco Benazzo, Pietro Canzi   +14 more
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Nanoporous silica coatings on implant surfaces: characterization, stability, biocompatibility and drug release properties [PDF]

, 2013
Nanoporous silica coatings for drug release purposes were prepared on medical implants. As substrate, we chose Bioverit® II, which is a commercial available glass-mica ceramic implant material. The coating was prepared by a dip-coating technique in which
Badar, Muhammad, Behrens, Peter, Ehlert, Nina, Feldhoff, Armin, Krüger, Ilka, Lenarz, Thomas, Lüßenhop, Tammo, Müller, Peter P., Stieve, Martin   +8 more
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