caa a22 4500 606186255 CHVBK 20210128100835.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-2993-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-2993-7 Evaluation of a minimally invasive surgical fixation technique for young children with the Concerto Pin cochlear implant system [Elektronische Daten] [Johannes Schnabl, Astrid Wolf-Magele, Stefan Pok, Christoph Url, Patrick Zorowka, Georg Sprinzl] In 2011, Med-El (Innsbruck, Austria) introduced a new cochlear implant system, designed to require a minimally invasive surgical technique and allow greater positional flexibility for its fixation on the skull. The Concerto Pin implant system is a good option for patients with thinner bone, such as children and elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate the implant's stability in children using our minimally invasive surgical technique. This was a prospective, longitudinal study with a single-subject, repeated-examination design. Six children, implanted with a Concerto Pin using our minimally invasive surgical technique between October 2011 and September 2012, were assessed 1, 3 and 6months after surgery. In each case, the implant remained in a stable position and no adverse events or problems with healing were observed at any time during the investigation. The minimally invasive technique and the method of implant fixation that bypass drilling a deep implant bed constitute a good option for patients with thinner bone, such as children. This clinical study shows the safety and stability of the Concerto Pin implant system using a minimally invasive surgical technique. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Cochlear implant nationallicence Minimally invasive surgery nationallicence Concerto Pin nationallicence Children nationallicence Schnabl Johannes Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut Wolf-Magele Astrid Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut Pok Stefan Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut Url Christoph Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria aut Zorowka Patrick Department of Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria aut Sprinzl Georg Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/8(2015-08-01), 1893-1898 0937-4477 272:8<1893 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-2993-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-2993-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schnabl Johannes Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wolf-Magele Astrid Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pok Stefan Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Url Christoph Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zorowka Patrick Department of Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sprinzl Georg Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karl Landsteiner University Hospital St. Pölten, Propst Führer-Straße 4, 3100, St. Pölten, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/8(2015-08-01), 1893-1898 0937-4477 272:8<1893 2015 272 405