1. Titanium allergy as a possible cause of extrusion of a bone conduction ear implant.
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Alves, Francisca, Ribeiro, João Carlos, Alves, Marta, and Gonçalo, Margarida
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BONE conduction , *EAR ossicles , *TITANIUM , *ALLERGIES , *HEARING disorders , *CONDUCTIVE hearing loss - Abstract
Keywords: allergic contact dermatitis; bone conduction implant; case report; titanium EN allergic contact dermatitis bone conduction implant case report titanium 148 149 2 07/27/20 20200801 NES 200801 Bone conduction implantation (BONEBRIDGE) is a revolutionary method for hearing rehabilitation in patients with conductive and mixed hearing loss. The patient had previously suffered a prolonged healing process after the implantation of a percutaneous implant (BAHA), also composed of titanium. The BONEBRIDGE device is a bone conduction implant, which is composed of titanium and partially covered with silicone. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2020
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