Three-Year Clinical and Audiological Outcomes of Percutaneous Implants for Bone Conduction Devices: Comparison Between Tissue Preservation Technique and Tissue Reduction Technique.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

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.

Methods

Twenty-five patients (25 implants) were enrolled in a prospective cohort for implant surgery with linear incision and tissue preservation. The control group consisted of 25 patients (25 implants) from a previous randomized controlled trial in which a linear incision with soft-tissue reduction was applied. Follow-up visits were scheduled at 7 and 21 days (fitting of sound processor); 12 weeks; 6 months; and at 1, 2, and 3 years after implantation. Main outcome measures were skin sensibility, soft-tissue status, Implant Stability Quotient (ISQ), skin h

SUBMITTER: Kruyt IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6380444 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature