To investigate long-term survival and stability of a wide-diameter bone-anchored hearing implant, soft tissue reactions, and quality of life at least 10 years after implantation.
✦ The floor
Discussion
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Long-term survival and stability data for this wide-diameter bone-anchored implant over 10+ years can inform counseling and device selection for suitable candidates, though direct comparative data against other implant diameters would strengthen conclusions.
Long-term real-world outcome data for bone-anchored hearing implants are scarce, and decade-plus follow-up provides critical evidence for device longevity and patient counseling.
- 01Study reports 10+ year clinical follow-up for a wide-diameter bone-anchored hearing implant.
- 02Outcomes assessed include implant survival, stability, soft tissue reactions, and quality of life.
- 03Published in Otology & Neurotology.
- 04Long-term data are valuable for preoperative counseling of implant candidates.
- 05No comparator group reported; limits direct comparison to narrower-diameter implants.
Wide-diameter bone-anchored hearing implants demonstrate acceptable long-term survival over 10+ years.
studypartially supportedSoft tissue reactions around wide-diameter implants are acceptable over a 10+ year period.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42727587
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAO.0000000000005058.
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients implanted with a wide-diameter bone-anchored hearing implant followed for over 10 years
- Intervention
- Wide-diameter bone-anchored hearing implant
Primary outcomes
Implant survival rate; Implant stability; Soft tissue reaction grading; Patient-reported quality of life