Tousi
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screws?? :Ohno:
Question: does this newly implant does or doesn't involves surgery?
Yes they are testing a hypothesis for a computer created guided tool to see if it can handle all the individual Anatomical variations that can happen in the field. Another method that's a bit less invasive is the keyhole drilling approach.
screws?? :Ohno:
Question: does this newly implant does or doesn't involves surgery?
From the research notes I have, - the ones that I had to sign to take part in the study. It is moving to either less surgery time or no surgery. I believe he has been working this for years. I have been involve in this research for over a year now.
I read the article. Sounds very promising, and if it proves workable, feasible, and successful in trials, I think the vast majority of CI surgeons will quickly embrace this method in favor of the more time consuming and more risky procedure of today.
Thanks for posting the link, Tousi. If anyone learns of new developments regarding this topic, do share! Vallee, you might be one of the first here on alldeaf.com to know about anything new, so keep us posted!
I am part of this research. Dr. Labadie is my doctor.
screws?? :Ohno:
Question: does this newly implant does or doesn't involves surgery?
The short of it is yes. Reading the article, the keyword is percutaneous. This simply means using a needle-puncture method instead of opening an area using a scalpel. One can use local anesthesia to numb the area and do the implant. A very promising means to simplify the whole process and be lots safer as well.
In contrast today, they have to use general anesthesia and use the scalpel and cut some bone away to do the procedure.