Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Bone-Anchored Hearing Implants: 3-Year Comparison Between Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery and the Linear Incision Technique With Tissue Preservation.

Objective: To compare the 3-year outcomes of the modified minimally invasive Ponto surgery (m-MIPS) to both the original MIPS (o-MIPS) and linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation (LIT-TP) for inserting bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs).

Study Design: Prospective study with three patient groups: m-MIPS, o-MIPS, and LIT-TP.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Long-Term Outcomes of a Percutaneous Wide-Diameter Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant: A Clinical Evaluation of More than 800 Implants.

Objective: This study evaluates the clinical outcomes of 807 percutaneous wide-diameter bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs) in 701 patients. In addition, it compares patient groups and examines bone conduction device (BCD) usage.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Long-Term Follow-up of a Wide-Diameter Bone-Anchored Hearing Implant: 10-Year Experience on Stability, Survival, and Tolerability of an Implant-Abutment Combination.

Objective: To compare stability, survival, and soft tissue reactions between a wide-diameter (test) and previous-generation small-diameter (control) bone-anchored hearing implant and to ascertain the safety of loading the test implant 3 weeks after surgery, at a long-term follow-up of 10 years.

Study Design: This study is a continuation of two previously completed, multicenter, randomized, controlled trials and consisted of one to two additional follow-up visits until 10 years after surgery.

Patients: Fifty-one of the 72 participants from the previous trials were included.

Hearing-Related Quality of Life in 75 Patients With a Percutaneous Bone Conduction Device.

Objective: To evaluate long-term hearing-related quality of life (HRQoL) and device use in bone conduction (BCD) users. Furthermore, to assess differences between indications and changes in HRQoL over time.

Study Design: Prospective questionnaire survey.

A Clinical Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery With a Modified Drill System for Inserting Bone-Anchored Hearing Implants.

Objective: To compare 6-months outcomes of the modified minimally invasive Ponto surgery (m-MIPS) to both the linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation (LIT-TP), and original MIPS (o-MIPS) for inserting bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs).

Study Design: Exploratory pilot study with one test group and two historical control groups.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Sound localization with bilateral bone conduction devices.

Purpose: To investigate sound localization in patients bilaterally fitted with bone conduction devices (BCDs). Additionally, clinically applicable methods to improve localization accuracy were explored.

Methods: Fifteen adults with bilaterally fitted percutaneous BCDs were included.

Patient Preferences in Sound Processor Loading Time After BAHI Surgery.

Objective: Sound processor loading times after bone-anchored hearing implant (BAHI) surgery have gradually decreased over time. This study assessed patient preferences in loading time.

Study Design: Prospective patient questionnaire study.

Six-Month Clinical Outcomes for Bone-Anchored Hearing Implants: Comparison Between Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery and the Linear Incision Technique With Tissue Preservation.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the clinical outcomes of minimally invasive ponto surgery (MIPS) to the linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation (LIT-TP) for percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHI).

Study Design: Prospective cohort study with a historical control group.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Idiopathic Pain in Percutaneous Bone-anchored Hearing Implants.

Objective: To identify clinical features and investigate treatment outcomes of patients with idiopathic pain related to a percutaneous bone-anchored hearing implant (BAHI) and to propose management recommendations.

Study Design: Retrospective chart analysis.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.