Audiological results of endoscopic surgical repair of the long process of incus
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2017 Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate our experience with endoscopic repair of ossicular discontinuity at the incudostapedial joint, with or without an intact stapes suprastructure, and present our hearing results. We classify results based
Badi Aldosari, Jean-Marc Thomassin
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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 +14 more
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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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Different cell populations are inducible by BMP-2 covalently covered Bioverit® II implants in rabbit subcutis and middle ear [PDF]
, 2013 To optimize the function of implants the formation of surrounding connective tissue should be adapted in dependence to the mechanical conditions. Therefore, with nanostructured silica coated Bioverit® II implants were only partly reacted with recombinant
Behrens, Peter +6 more
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Micromachines, 2023 Due to ethical issues and the nature of the ear, it is difficult to directly perform experimental measurements on living body elements of the human ear.
Junyi Liang +3 more
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In vivo testing of a bioabsorbable magnesium alloy serving as total ossicular replacement prostheses [PDF]
, 2014 Magnesium alloys have been investigated in different fields of medicine and represent a promising biomaterial for implants due to characteristics like bioabsorbability and osteoinduction.
Behrens, Peter +4 more
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Estimating the risk of adverse birth outcomes in pregnant women undergoing non-obstetric surgery using routinely collected NHS data: an observational study [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Previous research suggests that non-obstetric surgery is carried out in 1 – 2% of all pregnancies. However, there is limited evidence quantifying the associated risks.
Aylin, P +6 more
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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. +20 more
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Titanium prostheses versus stapes columella type 3 tympanoplasty: a comparative prospective study
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: Tympanoplasty is a surgical procedure designed to reconstruct the mechanisms of sound transmission in the middle ear. Objective: Analyze, from an audiological point of view, patients with chronic otitis media undergoing type 3 tympanoplasty
Fayez Bahmad, Jr. +1 more
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Mesoporous silica films as a novel biomaterial: Applications in the middle ear [PDF]
, 2013 In this tutorial review we present the process of the development of functional implants using mesoporous silica. The different steps from chemical synthesis and physicochemical characterization followed by in vitro testing in cell culture assays to ...
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