Comparison of Osseointegration Outcomes in Percutaneous Bone-Anchored Hearing Implants: Linear Incision Versus Minimally Invasive Techniques

To compare osseointegration outcomes between minimally invasive (MI) techniques and the linear incision (LI) technique for bone-anchored hearing implant placement.

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Surgeons performing bone-anchored hearing implant placements should review these osseointegration outcome data when choosing between linear incision and minimally invasive techniques, though practice change depends on the study's sample size, follow-up duration, and whether results favour one technique significantly.

Surgical technique selection for bone-anchored hearing implants directly affects implant survival and patient outcomes; comparative outcome data help surgeons and audiologists counsel patients more accurately on procedural risks and expectations.

1. 01Study directly compares osseointegration (bone-implant fusion) outcomes for two BAHA surgical techniques.
2. 02Minimally invasive technique versus traditional linear incision approach evaluated.
3. 03Published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (2026), a high-impact specialist journal.
4. 04Outcomes are clinically meaningful: implant stability affects device function and long-term hearing outcomes.
5. 05Findings could influence surgical training and technique preference for bone-anchored implant teams.

PMID

42726932

DOI

10.1002/ohn.70431.

Journal

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Publication type

research_article

Evidence level

3

Population

Patients receiving percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implants

Intervention

Minimally invasive surgical technique for bone-anchored hearing implant placement

Comparator

Linear incision surgical technique for bone-anchored hearing implant placement