Temporal Scalp Thickness, Body Mass Index, and Suprafascial Placement of Receiver Coil of the Cochlear Implant

Ozturan O., Yenıgun A., Senturk E., Çalım Ö. F., Aksoy F., Eren S. B.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.28, no.8, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000003999
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Age, body mass index, Cochlear implant, sex, scalp thickness, SKIN
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The objectives of this study are to demonstrate the relationship between the thickness of the temporal scalp and body mass index (BMI), age, and sex, and to present the surgical technique which we perform in patients with a thick scalp.