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MIDDLE EAR

Intraoperative adjustments to optimize active middle ear implant performance

Stéphane Tringali Department of Otolaryngology; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, USA; Neurosciences Sensorielles, Comportement, Cognition, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5020, Lyon; Department of Otology and Otoneurosurgery, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-BéniteCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kanthaiah Koka Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, USA
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Arnaud Deveze Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Nord, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille; Laboratoire Otologie, Neurotologie et Microendoscopie, University La Méditerranée UMR-MD2-P2COE, Marseille, France
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Alexander T. Ferber Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, USA
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Herman A. Jenkins Department of Otolaryngology
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Daniel J. Tollin Department of Otolaryngology; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, USA
Pages 27-35 | Received 21 Apr 2010, Accepted 30 Jun 2010, Published online: 27 Sep 2010

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