To assess implant stability, safety, and functional outcomes of early sound processor activation following single-stage bone-anchored hearing implant (BAHI) surgery with a percutaneous implant system in a pediatric population.
Early sound processor loading after single-stage percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant surgery appears safe and stable in children over 2 years; clinicians working with pediatric BAHI candidates may consider this approach as supportive evidence accumulates, though sample size and study design should be reviewed before changing local protocols.
Demonstrating that early loading after single-stage surgery is safe in children could simplify and shorten the rehabilitation timeline for pediatric bone-anchored hearing implant recipients.
- 01Prospective 2-year follow-up of children receiving percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implants via single-stage surgery.
- 02Early sound processor loading (shortly after surgery) was evaluated for implant stability and safety.
- 03Functional hearing outcomes were assessed alongside surgical safety endpoints.
- 04Single-stage surgery combined with early loading may reduce total treatment time for pediatric patients.
- 05Published in Otology & Neurotology, a peer-reviewed specialist journal.
Early loading of the sound processor after single-stage bone-anchored hearing implant surgery is safe in children.
studypartially supportedSingle-stage surgery with early loading produces stable implant outcomes over 2 years in pediatric patients.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42329067
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004988.
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Children undergoing single-stage percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant surgery
- Intervention
- Early sound processor loading following single-stage percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant surgery
Primary outcomes
Implant stability; Surgical safety; Functional hearing outcomes