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

Dirk Beutner; N Bevis; S Arndt; C Offergeld; T Lenarz; S Busch; W Wolfram; L Niederwanger; B Loader; F Windisch; C Arnoldner; D Riss; E Schimanski; P M Zwittag; N Rubicz; P H Skarżyński; Ł Plichta; G Sprinzl; A Magele; L Taha; J Hornung

doi:10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w

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

Dirk Beutner
, N Bevis
, S Arndt
, C Offergeld
, T Lenarz
, S Busch
, W Wolfram
, L Niederwanger
, B Loader
, F Windisch
, C Arnoldner
, D Riss
, E Schimanski
, P M Zwittag
, N Rubicz
, P H Skarżyński
, Ł Plichta
, G Sprinzl
, A Magele
, L Taha

J Hornung

Division of Otorhinolaryngology (University Hospital St. Pölten)

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5597-5602
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Volume	282
Issue number	11
Early online date	29 May 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w
Publication status	Published - Nov 2025

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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, P. M., Rubicz, N., Skarżyński, P. H., Plichta, Ł., Sprinzl, G., Magele, A., ... Hornung, J. (2025). Short-term audiological outcomes of the mCLIP ARC ball joint prosthesis- a retrospective multicenter study. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 282(11), 5597-5602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w

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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, Ł, Sprinzl, G , Magele, A, Taha, L & Hornung, J 2025, 'Short-term audiological outcomes of the mCLIP ARC ball joint prosthesis- a retrospective multicenter study', European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, vol. 282, no. 11, pp. 5597-5602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-025-09475-w

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