Smoking as a risk factor for spontaneous bone anchored hearing implant extrusion: A case report and review of literature

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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Main Authors: Aren Bezdjian, Zoe Verzani, Henricus GXM. Thomeer, Bettina Willie, Sam J. Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548819300700

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