TY - JOUR
T1 - Securing cochlear implants to the skull
T2 - Two alternate methods
AU - Djalilian, H. R.
AU - King, T.
AU - Faust, R. A.
AU - Smith, S.
AU - Levine, S. C.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In view of the various problems encountered with the traditional methods of securing cochlear implants - including dural tear and suture dissolution following infection - we devised two alternate methods of performing this procedure. We use a titanium mesh or a Gore-Tex patch secured with two 4-mm screws to fix the receiver to the skull. No patient who has undergone either of these procedures at our institution has experienced any of the complications that are associated with the older silk, nylon, and Dacron sutures. Moreover, our two alternate methods are less technically difficult and can be performed in a shorter period of time.
AB - In view of the various problems encountered with the traditional methods of securing cochlear implants - including dural tear and suture dissolution following infection - we devised two alternate methods of performing this procedure. We use a titanium mesh or a Gore-Tex patch secured with two 4-mm screws to fix the receiver to the skull. No patient who has undergone either of these procedures at our institution has experienced any of the complications that are associated with the older silk, nylon, and Dacron sutures. Moreover, our two alternate methods are less technically difficult and can be performed in a shorter period of time.
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U2 - 10.1177/014556130108000315
DO - 10.1177/014556130108000315
M3 - Article
C2 - 11269221
AN - SCOPUS:0035105163
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 80
SP - 171
EP - 173
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 3
ER -