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The venous blood vessels of the scala tympani are largely unprotected by bone and therefore vulnerable to injury during cochlear implantation. Mechanical trauma to those vessels during implant surgery may contribute to loss of residual hearing.
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Wright, C.G., Roland, P.S. (2018). Scala Tympani Vasculature and Possible Vascular Injury During Cochlear Implantation. In: Cochlear Anatomy via Microdissection with Clinical Implications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71222-2_5
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