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Titanium in Audiology

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Titanium in Medicine

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to focus on the clinical perspective of percutaneous implants and to describe the use of such titanium devices in aural rehabilitation.

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  1. Department of Audiology, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

    Kajsa-Mia Holgers

  2. Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

    Bo Håkansson

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Holgers, KM., Håkansson, B. (2001). Titanium in Audiology. In: Titanium in Medicine. Engineering Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56486-4_27

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