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Short-term audiological outcomes of the mCLIP ARC ball joint prosthesis- a retrospective multicenter study
Dirk Beutner1, N Bevis2, S Arndt3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Goettingen, Germany. dirk.beutner@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Purpose:
This European multicentric, retrospective study aimed to analyze the short-term safety and effectiveness of the mCLIP ARC Ball Joint Prosthesis.
Methods:
Type III Tympanoplasty with implantation of a mCLIP-ARC Partial Prosthesis was performed. During patients' follow-up, ear microscopic evaluation and pure-tone audiometry were used for analysis. The post-operative pure-tone average of the frequencies 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 kHz (PTA4) were used for calculation of the air bone gap (ABG). Adverse events (AE) were evaluated during follow-up.
Results:
62 patients underwent implantation of the mCLIP-ARC Partial Prosthesis. 55 complete data sets were available for audiological examination. The mean follow-up time was 58 days. In two cases adverse events were recorded. The post-operative bone conduction (BC) PTA4 thresholds were stable in 96.4% of cases. The mean postoperative PTA-4 air-bone gap (ABG) was 16.5 ± 9.2 dB.
Conclusion:
Implantation of the mCLIP ARC partial prosthesis proves to be safe and reliable. Clinical data show satisfactory audiological results and demonstrate the effectiveness of the new middle ear prosthesis with a balanced ball joint.
