Smoking as a risk factor for spontaneous bone anchored hearing implant extrusion: A case report and review of literature
Objectives: To report a case of two BAHI extrusions occurring in a heavy smoker and to review the literature to investigate the underlying biomechanisms leading to implant losses in smokers. Methods: Case report and literature review. Results: A 35-year-old man experienced delayed healing and increa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Otolaryngology Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548819300700 |