Open AccessThree-Year Clinical and Audiological Outcomes of Percutaneous Implants for Bone Conduction Devices: Comparison Between Tissue Preservation Technique and Tissue Reduction Technique
Author(s) -
Ivo Joachim Kruyt,
Herman Kok,
Arjan J. Bosman,
Rik C. Nelissen,
Emmanuel Antonia Maria Mylanus,
Myrthe K. S. Hol
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
otology and neurotology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1537-4505
pISSN - 1531-7129
DOI - 10.1097/mao.0000000000002105
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , implant , surgery , bone conduction , reduction (mathematics) , abutment , randomized controlled trial , implant stability quotient , percutaneous , resonance frequency analysis , prospective cohort study , dentistry , radiology , osseointegration , civil engineering , geometry , mathematics , engineering
To evaluate the three-year clinical and audiological outcomes of soft-tissue preservation compared to soft-tissue reduction in linear incision surgery for percutaneous implant for bone conduction (BC) devices.