Surgical and functional outcomes of two types of transcutaneous bone conduction implants.

CONCLUSION: Both devices are reliable semi-implantable transcutaneous bone conduction devices with excellent surgical and functional outcomes and patient satisfaction. Overall surgical time was much less in the passive transcutaneous bone conduction devices group with no necessity for pre-planning. This is much easier to remove with the possibility of conversion to other devices in the manufacturer's portfolio and wide-ranging wireless accessories. Further studies are needed to assess the longer-term results in a bigger population.
PMID: 33336637 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - December 19, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research