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Original Article

Mechanisms of electrode fold-over in cochlear implant surgery when using a flexible and slim perimodiolar electrode array

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Pages 1129-1135 | Received 29 Sep 2016, Accepted 28 Nov 2016, Published online: 08 Aug 2017

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