Ossiculoplasty with hydroxyapatite bone cement: our reconstruction philosophy.

The main objective of this study is to analyze results obtained with hydroxyapatite bone cement (HABC) ossiculoplasties. This is a retrospective study of a case series. This study was conducted in an academic hospital and tertiary referral center.

Evolution of communication abilities after cochlear implantation in prelingually deaf children.

Objective: This study tries to evaluate different factors on communication ability outcomes in cochlear implanted children.

Methods: Communication abilities are studied using the validated APCEI-scale based on five components of the language: cochlear implant acceptance, perceptive language performance, comprehension of the oral orders, expressive language and speech intelligibility. APCEI-scores were calculated every 6 months for the first 2 years, then yearly.

Outcome and lack of prognostic factors in stapes surgery.

Objective: To analyze predictive factors of outcome after primary stapes surgery for otosclerosis.

Study Design: Retrospective review of 139 patients with otosclerosis and 147 operations performed by the same senior surgeon with the same surgical technique.

Setting: Academic hospital and tertiary referral center.

Prognostic factors in ossiculoplasty.

Objective: To analyze predictive factors of outcome after ossiculoplasty using a standard ossicular prosthesis system.

Study Design: Retrospective review of 140 ossiculoplasties, performed by the same senior surgeon, with titanium prostheses.

Settings: Academic hospital and tertiary referral center.

Intraorbital implantation of a stimulating electrode for an optic nerve visual prosthesis. Case report.

Research into visual prosthetics is expected to revolutionize the treatment of blind patients with incurable outer retinal degenerative disease. Substantial evidence shows that useful visual sensations can be produced by controlled electrical stimulation of the optic nerve. To make the optic nerve visual prosthesis more acceptable, implantation techniques safer and less invasive than those previously used have been developed.

Preservation of residual hearing with cochlear implantation: how and why.

Conclusions: Hearing may be conserved in adults after implantation with the Nucleus Contour Advance perimodiolar electrode array. The degree of hearing preservation and the maximum insertion depth of the electrode array can vary considerably despite a defined surgical protocol. Residual hearing combined with electrical stimulation in the same ear can provide additional benefits even for conventional candidates for cochlear implantation.

[Revision stapedectomy for otosclerosis: report of 73 cases].

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine causes and evaluate results of revision stapedectomy.

Design: Retrospective review of 73 revision stapedectomies.

Setting: Revision stapedectomies were performed in two tertiary otolaryngology departments (Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris, France, and Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium).