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Osseointegrated device placement with minimally invasive surgery

Experience and audiological outcome

Ahmad M. Aldhafeeri, Medhat Yousef and Farid Alzhrani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2022, 43 (5) 530-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20210913
Ahmad M. Aldhafeeri
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldhafeeri), Hafr Albaten Central Hospital, Hafr Albaten, from the Audiology Unit (Yousef); from the from Otology Unit (alzhrani), King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Audiology Unit (Yousef), ENT Department, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
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Medhat Yousef
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldhafeeri), Hafr Albaten Central Hospital, Hafr Albaten, from the Audiology Unit (Yousef); from the from Otology Unit (alzhrani), King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Audiology Unit (Yousef), ENT Department, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
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Farid Alzhrani
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldhafeeri), Hafr Albaten Central Hospital, Hafr Albaten, from the Audiology Unit (Yousef); from the from Otology Unit (alzhrani), King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Audiology Unit (Yousef), ENT Department, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
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    - Surgical implantation techniques. A) Implant positioning. B) Schematic presentation of the linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation: I) linear incision; II) opening of skin; III) initial hole drilling; IV) countersink drilling; V) eccentric skin punch to uncover abutment; VI) result. C) Schematic presentation of minimally invasive Ponto surgery technique: I) incision hole; II) removal of preiost and soft tissue; III) placement of cannula; IV) drilling procedure (cannula guide drill and cannula widening drill); V) implant placement with the insertion indicator; VI) result.

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    PatientsSideAge at implantationFollow-up durationSRTHearing loss thresholdSpeech discrimination SDS @ 65 dBSurgical data
    UnaidedAidedPrePostPreoperativePostoperativeType of anesthesiaOperative duration
    1L13 years15 months60105513.740100GA25 min
    2R15 years16 months0512021.4080LA15 min
    3R7 years16 months601557.521.26896GA25 min
    4L70 years24 months703576.2452080LA15 min
    5R62 years22 months01012025064LA15 min
    6R&L25 years16 months60571.212.53292GA20 min
    7L8 years12 months502048.705292GA30 min
    8R10 years17 months6555023.76492GA30 min
    9L36 years14 months5020552536100GA25 min
    Mean 27.316.872.813.972.620.834.788.4 22.22
    25th p   55.05.052.513.110.080.0  
    75th p   95.020.098.125.058.098.0  

    SRT: speech reception threshold, SDS: speech discrimination score, dB: decibel, L: left, R: right, GA: general anesthesia, LA: local anesthesia, p: percentile, min: minutes

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      - Clinical and audiological data of the treated SSD patients.

      PatientsSideAge at implantationFollow-up durationSRTHearing loss thresholdSpeech discrimination SDS @ 65 dBSurgical data
      UnaidedAidedPrePostPreoperativePostoperativeType of anesthesiaOperative duration
      1R15 years16 monthsNR512021.4080LA15 min
      2R62 years22 monthsNR1012025064LA15 min
      Mean 46 years19 monthsNR7.512023.2072 15 min

      SRT: speech reception threshold, SDS: speech discrimination score, dB: decibel, R: right, NR: no response, LA: local anesthesia, min: minutes

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