Cochlear variability is of key importance for the clinical use of cochlear implants, the most successful neuroprosthetic device that is surgically placed into the cochlear scala tympani. Despite extensive literature on human cochlear variability, few information is available on the variability of the modiolar wall. In the present study, we analyzed 108 corrosion casts, 95 clinical cone beam computer tomographies (CTs) and 15 µCTs of human cochleae and observed modiolar variability of similar and larger extent than the lateral wall variability. Lateral wall measures correlated with modiolar wall measures significantly. ~ 49% of the variability had a common cause. Based on these data we developed a model of the modiolar wall variations and related the model to the design of cochlear implants aimed for perimodiolar locations. The data demonstrate that both the insertion limits relevant for lateral wall damage (approximate range of 4-9 mm) as well as the dimensions required for optimal perimodiolar placement of the electrode (the point of release from the straightener; approximate range of 2-5mm) are highly interindividually variable. The data demonstrate that tip fold-overs of preformed implants likely result from the morphology of the modiolus (with radius changing from base to apex), and that optimal cochlear implantation of perimodiolar arrays cannot be guaranteed without an individualized surgical technique.
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