Causes of Ossiculoplasty Failure Using Porous Polyethylene (Plasti-Pore) Prostheses

Autor: N. J. Frootko
Rok vydání: 1984
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Zdroj: Biomaterials in Otology ISBN: 9789400967588
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-6756-4_20
Popis: In this Department Plasti-Pore partial ossicular replacement prostheses (P.O.R.P.S.) were used in 78 ears and total ossicular replacement prostheses (T.O.R.P.S.) in 41 ears from May 1977 tot May 1979. All of these patients have been followed up at six-monthly intervals in the immediate trhee to five year post-operative period. The early and longer term hearing results are presented and the causes of failure are described.
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