Improvements to the retractor and muscle flap design for minimally invasive cochlear implantation

• 作 者: Riyuan Liu Zhiping Tan Jianan
• 机 构: DepartmentofOtolaryngologyHeadandNeckSurgery,ZhejiangNurotronBiotechnologyCompanyLimited
• 出 处: 中华耳科学杂志:英文版
• 发表日期: 2020年1期
• 关键词: MINIMALLY INVASIVE surgery COCHLEAR implantation RETRACTOR Muscle FLAP
• 基金项目: supported by the Special Funds for National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Higher Education from the Ministry of Education (Project Number: 2007B67),the National Major Research Project (2014CB9430

Objective: The aim of this study was to improve muscle flaps and to evaluate surgical outcomes with the use of a novel specialized retractor, which is a surgical instrument used to locate and shape a bony seat for minimally invasive cochlear implantation.