Importance Physicians should ideally be able to provide patients with chronic otitis media
and/or cholesteatoma specific information about postoperative hearing outcome, based on …

After the surgical procedure of ossicular chain reconstruction, the effectiveness and/or
stability of partial ossicular replacement prosthesis (PORP) or total ossicular replacement …

Social functioning and personal satisfaction about quality of life are issues in the spotlight in
most fields of otolaryngology. However, in ear surgery, few studies performed standardised …

Several decades ago the field of ophthalmology began to provide patients with options other
than eyeglasses. Now the treatment of hearing loss is beginning to enter such an era, as …

Results: In general, the post-operative air-bone gap within 20 dB was given to 63.5% and
55.6% of all ears in the Polycel and titanium groups, respectively, indicating a non …

OBJECTIVE: Analysis of the one year results of Kurz titanium ossicular prosthesis and the
factors affecting the outcome from this prosthesis. The hearing results of titanium partial …

The objective of this study was to compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after
sequential cholesteatoma surgery including exclusively transcanal technique (ETC) …

Objective The primary objective is to report long-term hearing outcomes (> 2 years) after
titanium ossiculoplasty in patients with chronic otitis media. Study Design Case series with …

Materials used in ossicular replacement prostheses must demonstrate appropriate
biological compatibility, acoustic transmission, stability, and stiffness properties. Prostheses …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficiency of ossiculoplasty procedures with the Kurz titanium
ossicular prosthesis and evaluate prognostic factors for the functional results. METHODS …