Short-term audiological outcomes of the mCLIP ARC ball joint prosthesis– a retrospective multicenter study

Beutner D, Bevis N, Arndt S, Offergeld C, Lenarz T, Busch S, Wolfram W, Niederwanger L, Loader B, Windisch F, Arnoldner C, Riss D, Schimanski E, Zwittag PM, Rubicz N, Skarżyński PH, Plichta , Sprinzl G, Magele A, Taha L, Hornung J (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer

DOI: 10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w

Abstract

Purpose: This European multicentric, retrospective study aimed to analyze the short-term safety and effectiveness of the mCLIP ARC Ball Joint Prosthesis. Methods: Type III Tympanoplasty with implantation of a mCLIP-ARC Partial Prosthesis was performed. During patients’ follow-up, ear microscopic evaluation and pure-tone audiometry were used for analysis. The post-operative pure-tone average of the frequencies 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 kHz (PTA4) were used for calculation of the air bone gap (ABG). Adverse events (AE) were evaluated during follow-up. Results: 62 patients underwent implantation of the mCLIP-ARC Partial Prosthesis. 55 complete data sets were available for audiological examination. The mean follow-up time was 58 days. In two cases adverse events were recorded. The post-operative bone conduction (BC) PTA4 thresholds were stable in 96.4% of cases. The mean postoperative PTA-4 air-bone gap (ABG) was 16.5 ± 9.2 dB. Conclusion: Implantation of the mCLIP ARC partial prosthesis proves to be safe and reliable. Clinical data show satisfactory audiological results and demonstrate the effectiveness of the new middle ear prosthesis with a balanced ball joint.

Authors with CRIS profile

Lava Taha Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (HNO-Klinik) Joachim Hornung Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (HNO-Klinik)

Involved external institutions

Universitätsklinikum Göttingen DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Freiburg DE Germany (DE) Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) / Hannover Medical School DE Germany (DE) Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen AT Austria (AT) Medizinische Universität Wien AT Austria (AT) Kepler Universitätsklinikum (KUK) AT Austria (AT) Fachhochschule St. Pölten AT Austria (AT)

How to cite

APA:

Beutner, D., Bevis, N., Arndt, S., Offergeld, C., Lenarz, T., Busch, S.,... Hornung, J. (2025). Short-term audiological outcomes of the mCLIP ARC ball joint prosthesis– a retrospective multicenter study. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w

MLA:

Beutner, Dirk, et al. "Short-term audiological outcomes of the mCLIP ARC ball joint prosthesis– a retrospective multicenter study." European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2025).

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