Surgical reconstruction of the ossicular chain with custom 3D printed ossicular prosthesis

Surgical reconstruction of the ossicular chain with custom 3D printed ossicular prosthesis

Abstract Background Conductive hearing loss due to ossicular abnormalities occurs from many causes, including trauma, infection, cholesteatoma, surgery and congenital anomalies. Surgical reconstruction of the ossicular chain is a well-established procedure for repair of ossicular defects, but is sti...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey D. Hirsch, Richard L. Vincent, David J. Eisenman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:3D Printing in Medicine
Subjects:
3D printing
Ossicles
Ossicular prosthesis
Conductive hearing loss
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41205-017-0015-2

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