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O025 Smart polymer implants as an emerging technology for treating airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea: proof of concept

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess the use of a novel magnetic polymer implant in reversing airway collapse and identify potential anatomical targets for airway implant surgery in an in vivo porcine model. METHODS: Target sites of airway collapse were genioglossus muscle, hyoid bone, and middle constrictor...

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Autores principales: Sideris, A, Wallace, G, Lam, M, Kitipornchai, L, Lewis, R, Jones, A, Jeiranikhameneh, A, Beirne, S, Hingley, L, Mackay, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10109093/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.024