Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Bone-Anchored Hearing Implants: 3-Year Comparison Between Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery and the Linear Incision Technique With Tissue Preservation.
Emma Teunissen, Coosje Caspers, Ivo Kruyt, Emmanuel Mylanus, Myrthe Hol
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Abstract
Objective: To compare the 3-year outcomes of the modified minimally invasive Ponto surgery (m-MIPS) to both the original MIPS (o-MIPS) and linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation (LIT-TP) for inserting bone-anchored hearing implants (BAHIs).
Study design: Prospective study with three patient groups: m-MIPS, o-MIPS, and LIT-TP.
Setting: Tertiary referral center.
Patients: In the m-MIPS group, 24 patients with 25 implants were enrolled. The o-MIPS and LIT-TP groups included 25 patients (25 implants) each.
Interventions: The patients underwent BAHI surgery using m-MIPS, o-MIPS, or LIT-TP.
Main outcome measures: Implant survival and implant stability were compared between all groups. Soft tissue status, skin sensibility, subjective numbness, and hearing-related quality of life (HRQoL) were compared between m-MIPS and LIT-TP and o-MIPS and LIT-TP, respectively.
Results: Implant survival was comparable between m-MIPS and LIT-TP (96 versus 100%), with o-MIPS showing nonsignificant lower survival (88%). Both MIPS groups exhibited fewer (adverse) skin reactions, better skin sensibility, and less subjective numbness than LIT-TP throughout visits. At 3 years, soft tissue status, sensibility, and numbness were comparable between groups. Device use was consistent among groups (83-86% daily users). All groups demonstrated significant improvement in HRQoL post-surgery based on GBI, GHSI, and APHAB total scores.
Conclusions: Compared with LIT-TP, m-MIPS showed comparable long-term implant survival, fewer (adverse) skin reactions, and earlier sensibility and numbness recovery. M-MIPS resulted in favorable clinical and QoL outcomes with low intra- and postoperative complication rates until 3 years after surgery. It is therefore considered a safe technique for BAHI insertion. Moreover, with a shorter surgery time and the ability to operate under local anesthesia in a controlled outpatient setting, m-MIPS appears to be a more efficient alternative to LIT-TP.
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Otology & Neurotology publishes original articles relating to both clinical and basic science aspects of otology, neurotology, and cranial base surgery. As the foremost journal in its field, it has become the favored place for publishing the best of new science relating to the human ear and its diseases. The broadly international character of its contributing authors, editorial board, and readership provides the Journal its decidedly global perspective.