First experiences with a new adjustable length titanium ossicular prosthesis (ALTO)
Conclusions: The new length-adjustable titanium prosthesis can give good results in terms of hearing results in ossiculoplasty. The possibility to readjust the length intraoperatively was seen as a good feature. Objective: Hearing results of ossiculoplasty with a newly designed prosthesis in 14 pati...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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30 Jun 2010
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Acta oto-laryngologica
Year: 2010, Volume: 130, Issue: 11, Pages: 1237-1241 |
| ISSN: | 1651-2251 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/00016489.2010.490238 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3109/00016489.2010.490238
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| Author Notes: | Mark Praetorius, Sabrina S. Kirchenbauer, Stefanie Buss, Christoph Klingmann, Peter K. Plinkert, Ingo Baumann |
| Summary: | Conclusions: The new length-adjustable titanium prosthesis can give good results in terms of hearing results in ossiculoplasty. The possibility to readjust the length intraoperatively was seen as a good feature. Objective: Hearing results of ossiculoplasty with a newly designed prosthesis in 14 patients were evaluated. The prosthesis is designed to allow adjustment of length in situ. Methods: A retrospective pilot study was carried out, comparing the preoperative and postoperative audiological and clinical results with an age- and pathology-matched group. The setting was the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Heidelberg Medical Center, a tertiary referral center. In all, 14 patients underwent tympano-ossiculoplasty in which autologous reconstruction was not an option. The ossiculoplasty was performed as a therapeutic measure with the new titanium prosthesis. We evaluated the air-bone gap closure as established from preoperative and postoperative audiograms. We also looked at the clinical aspect of the tympanic membrane. Results: The average air-bone gap came to a closure within 15 dB in 43% of the cases (6 of 14 patients). No re-perforations or extrusions of the prostheses were observed. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 05.05.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1651-2251 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/00016489.2010.490238 |