Clinical and surgical safety in patients transitioning from percutaneous to transcutaneous active bone conduction implants.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The primary aim of this study was to assess clinical and surgical safety for patients who underwent transition surgery from a percutaneous to an active transcutaneous bone conduction implant. A secondary aim was to report audiological changes and outcomes for quality of life post the transition surgery.

Methods

An observational, descriptive and prospective study was performed in a tertiary referral center. Patients who underwent transition surgery as part of their treatment were included. Clinical and surgical safety were assessed through intraoperative and postoperative complications and adverse events. The audiological outcomes were assessed with the Hearing in Noise Test, both fixed noise and adaptative noise measurements. Quality of life changes were evaluated us

SUBMITTER: Ordonez Ordonez LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12904925 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature