Predicting Maximal Costal Cartilage Graft Size for Laryngotracheal Reconstruction.

Objectives/hypothesis: Current methods of assessing rib cartilage dimensions for laryngotracheal reconstruction (LTR) are inexact, making surgical planning difficult. The purpose of this study was to determine the most appropriate rib for costal cartilage graft LTR to minimize the number of ribs harvested and improve surgical outcomes.

Study Design: Retrospective review.

Impact of the sensory environment on balance in children with bilateral cochleovestibular loss.

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the role of auditory and visual sensory input on balance in children with bilateral cochlevestibular loss. The prevalence of vestibular impairment, and specifically bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) in children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is high and children with profound cochleovestibular loss (SNHL-BVL) have impaired balance (Suarez et al., 2007; Suarez et al.

BalanCI: Head-Referenced Cochlear Implant Stimulation Improves Balance in Children with Bilateral Cochleovestibular Loss.

Introduction: To determine the impact of a head-referenced cochlear implant (CI) stimulation system, BalanCI, on balance and postural control in children with bilateral cochleovestibular loss (BCVL) who use bilateral CI.

Methods: Prospective, blinded case-control study. Balance and postural control testing occurred in two settings: (1) quiet clinical setting and (2) immersive realistic virtual environment (Challenging Environment Assessment Laboratory [CEAL], Toronto Rehabilitation Institute).

Children with unilateral cochlear nerve canal stenosis have bilateral cochleovestibular anomalies.

Objectives/hypothesis: To investigate the cochleovestibular apparatus bilaterally in children with isolated unilateral bony cochlear nerve canal (bCNC) stenosis.

Study Design: Retrospective review.

Methods: Imaging studies of children with unilateral bCNC stenosis (<1.

Unilateral Hearing Loss Is Associated With Impaired Balance in Children: A Pilot Study.

Objective: To determine if children with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (UHL) demonstrate impaired balance compared with their normal hearing (NH) peers.

Study Design: Prospective, case-control study.

Methods: Balance was assessed in14 UHL and 14 NH children using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test-2 (BOT-2) and time to fall (TTF) in an immersive, virtual-reality laboratory.