Clark, Graeme M.; Shepherd, R. K.; Webb, R. L.; Franz, B. K-H.
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1987)
The macroscopic and microscopic evaluation of the implanted and unimplanted temporal bones in a patient who had a cochlear prosthesis for 27 months prior to his death from cardiac disease has shown that the device is biocompatible, and does not lead to any significant adverse effects. The cause of deafness was meningitis.