The Impact of XXXX Ossificans on Speech Performance After Pediatric Cochlear Implantation.

@entity1 @entity393 @entity4008 @entity11389
OBJECTIVE: 1) To characterize pediatric cochlear implant performance in @entity1 with @entity393 secondary to @entity4008 . 2) To evaluate performance differences in @entity1 with and without @entity11389 ( @entity11389 ). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case review. SETTING: A large university-based multidisciplinary cochlear implant program. @entity1 : Forty-nine @entity1 with @entity393 from @entity4008 who received cochlear implants from 1991 to 2011. Thirty-nine @entity1 had adequate data for analysis. INTERVENTION: Cochlear implantation with postoperative performance evaluation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Speech perception category (SPC). RESULTS: Nineteen (48.7%) @entity1 had intraoperative evidence of @entity11389 . Fourteen @entity1 (70.0%) without @entity11389 compared with seven (36.8%) with @entity11389 developed open-set speech after implantation. There was a trend toward better postimplant SPC outcomes in @entity1 without @entity11389 that did not reach statistical significance (p=0.17). The presence of @entity11389 negatively correlated with classroom placement (p<0.05). Analysis of each group individually demonstrated statistically significant improvement in pre- versus postimplant SPC outcomes (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The presence of @entity11389 may negatively affect performance in pediatric @entity1 receiving a cochlear implant for @entity393 secondary to @entity4008 .
