title: Complications of bone-anchored hearing aid implantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bone-anchored hearing aid implantations have been performed in Manchester for over 20 years. This study examined a range of variables that can occur during the implantation process, and the effect they may have on successful outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study and literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral centre in central Manchester.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Details of 602 bone-anchored hearing aid implantation procedures were retrieved from the departmental database. The overall complication rate was 23.9 per cent. The rate of revision surgery was 12.1 per cent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study involved a significantly larger number of patients than any previously reported, similar study. Possible reasons for differences in outcomes, and recommendations for best practice, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK. jonathanhobson@gmail.com
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hobson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Roper
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rothera
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome