title: Further experience with a straight, vertical incision for placement of cochlear implants.
abstract: Experience with a straight, vertical incision for cochlear implantation in 168 patients of all ages is reported and comparison made with previous experience using a 'C' shaped incision in 173 patients with regard to complications encountered. With the straight incision the only complication was a wound infection which settled in one week; this is in contrast to the 'C' shaped incision, which was associated with a number of serious complications. The straight incision also compared favourably with the other incisions commonly used for cochlear implantation and appears to offer advantages over them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing