Preliminary Model for the Design of a Custom Middle Ear Prosthesis

HYPOTHESIS:Custom prostheses could be used to recreate the ossicular chain and improve hearing. BACKGROUND:Ossicular discontinuity or fixation occurs in 55% of cases of conductive hearing loss, with most cases involving the incus. Reconstruction has been achieved by a variety of methods; however, th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Otology & neurotology 2017-07, Vol.38 (6), p.839-845
Hauptverfasser:	Kamrava, Brandon, Gerstenhaber, Jonathan A, Amin, Mamta, Har-el, Yah-el, Roehm, Pamela C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biocompatible Materials Cadaver Ear, Middle Humans Ossicular Prosthesis Printing, Three-Dimensional Prosthesis Design - methods X-Ray Microtomography
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