The New Baha Implant A Prospective Osseointegration Study

Objectives. To assess stability of a new-design titanium implant (Cochlear Baha BAI300) in bone-anchored hearing aid (Baha) recipients over time.Study Design and Setting. Prospective case series with planned data collection at a tertiary care institution. Twelve patients who underwent Baha surgery over 12 months were analyzed.Subjects. All patients (3 children, age range 6-10 years, mean 7.7 years, median 7.3 years; 9 adults, age range 34-73 years, mean 52.8 years, median 48 years) underwent the 1-stage procedure following the standard Branemark technique. In all procedures, the single-skin incision was applied.Methods. The stability of the implant was measured with implant stability quotient (ISQ) measurement tests. All patients were tested at surgery and every week after for 1 year. Wound-healing time, degree of soft tissue reactions around the abutment, and need for revision surgery were examined. Two-tailed Student t test and χ2 for all comparisons were calculated; P < .05 values were considered signi...