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Spoken Language Skills in Children With Bilateral Hearing Aids or Bilateral Cochlear Implants at the Age of Three Years by Välimaa, Taina T., Kunnari, Sari, Aarnisalo, Antti A., Dietz, Aarno, Hyvärinen, Antti, Laitakari, Jaakko, Mykkänen, Sari, Rimmanen, Satu, Salonen, Jaakko, Sivonen, Ville, Tennilä, Tanja, Tsupari, Teija, Vikman, Sari, Virokannas, Nonna, Laukkanen-Nevala, Päivi, Tolonen, Anna-Kaisa, Tuohimaa, Krista, Löppönen, Heikki

“…Early hearing aid (HA) fitting and cochlear implants (CIs) aim to reduce the effects of hearing loss (HL) on spoken language development. The goals of this…”
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Vocal Development in Infants and Toddlers with Bilateral Cochlear Implants and Infants with Normal Hearing by Välimaa, Taina T, Kunnari, Sari M, Laukkanen-Nevala, Päivi, Ertmer, David J

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the time course of vocal development in infants and toddlers with bilateral cochlear implants (CIs;…”
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E002 Positive and negative experiences of parents and speech therapists on the effects of paediatric cochlear implantation and subsequent rehabilitation by Huttunen, K, Välimaa, T

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Vowel confusion patterns in adults during initial 4 years of implant use by Välimaa, Taina T., Sorri, Martti J., Laitakari, Jaakko, Sivonen, Ville, Muhli, Arto

“…This study investigated adult cochlear implant users' (n = 39) vowel recognition and confusions by an open-set syllable test during 4 years of implant use, in…”
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Biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid spiral stent in prevention of postoperative urinary retention after visual laser ablation of the prostate-laser prostatectomy by Talja, M, Tammela, T, Petas, A, Välimaa, T, Taari, K, Viherkoski, E, Törmälä, P

“…The efficacy and safety of a new biodegradable (self-reinforced polyglycolic acid) spiral stent in securing free voiding despite edema after visual laser…”
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A new biodegradable stent for the pancreaticojejunal anastomosis after pancreaticoduodenal resection : In vitro examination and pilot experiences in humans by PARVIAINEN, M, SAND, J, HARMOINEN, A, KAINULAINEN, H, VÄLIMAA, T, TÖRMÄLÄ, P, NORDBACK, I

“…We sought to develop a biodegradable pancreatic stent that could be easily placed at operation into the human pancreatic duct and the degradation of which…”
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Degradation behaviour of self-reinforced 80L/20G PLGA devices in vitro by Välimaa, T., Laaksovirta, S.

“…In vitro degradation of self-reinforced PLGA 80L/20G material and bioabsorbable stents was studied in artificial urine and phosphate buffer solution (PBS) to…”
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Biocompatibility of silver nitrate and ofloxacine coated bioabsorbable SR-PLLA rods by Multanen, M, Talja, M, Tammela, T L, Seppälä, J, Välimaa, T, Järvi, K, Törmälä, P

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biocompatibility of silver nitrate and ofloxacine coatings of bioresorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactic acid…”
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A bioabsorbable self-expandable, self-reinforced poly-L-lactic acid urethral stent for recurrent urethral strictures: long-term results by Isotalo, T, Talja, M, Välimaa, T, Törmälä, P, Tammela, T L J

“…Biodegradable urethral stents have been used clinically for some years mainly in order to prevent postoperative urinary retention after minimally invasive…”
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Viscoelastic memory and self-expansion of self-reinforced bioabsorbable stents by Välimaa, T, Laaksovirta, S, Tammela, T.L.J, Laippala, P, Talja, M, Isotalo, T, Pétas, A, Taari, K, Törmälä, P

“…The possibility to decide the speed and rate of expansion of stents is of great clinical importance by reason of the varying requirements for different…”
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Phoneme Recognition and Confusions with Multichannel Cochlear Implants: Consonants by Valimaa, Taina T, Maatta, Taisto K, Lopponen, Heikki J, Sorri, Martti J

“…A study investigated how 19 Finnish adults who were postlingually severely or profoundly hearing impaired would relearn to recognize consonants after receiving…”
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The morphological, in situ effects of a self-reinforced bioabsorbable polylactide (SR-PLA 96) ureteric stent; an experimental study by Lumiaho, J, Heino, A, Pietiläinen, T, Ala-Opas, M, Talja, M, Välimaa, T, Törmälä, P

“…The present study was done to evaluate the biocompatibility of a new biodegradable double helical spiral self-reinforced poly-L, D-lactide copolymer (L/D ratio…”
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A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled pilot study to investigate the effects of finasteride combined with a biodegradable self‐reinforced poly l‐lactic acid spiral stent in patients with urinary retention caused by bladder outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia by Isotalo, T., Talja, M., Hellström, P., Perttilä, I., Välimaa, T., Törmälä, P., Tammela, T.L.J.

“…Objective To assess whether patients in acute urinary retention from benign prostatic enlargement can be treated with a combined therapy comprising finasteride…”
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Phoneme Recognition and Confusions with Multichannel Cochlear Implants: Vowels by Valimaa, Taina T, Maatta, Taisto K, Lopponen, Heikki J, Sorri, Martti J

“…A study investigated how 19 Finnish adults who were postlingually severely or profoundly hearing impaired would relearn to recognize vowels after receiving…”
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Biocompatibility testing of a new bioabsorbable X-ray positive SR-PLA 96/4 urethral stent by Isotalo, T, Alarakkola, E, Talja, M, Tammela, T L, Välimaa, T, Törmälä, P

“…Recently a first X-ray-positive bioabsorbable urethral stent was developed by our group. The stent is made from self-reinforced poly-L,D-lactic acid (SR-PLA…”
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A bioabsorbable self-expandable, self-reinforced poly-l-lactic acid urethral stent for recurrent urethral strictures: a preliminary report by Isotalo, T, Tammela, T L, Talja, M, Välimaa, T, Törmälä, P

“…We studied whether a new bioabsorbable self-expandable, self-retaining and self-reinforced poly-l-lactic acid double spiral stent is able to prevent the edges…”
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Expansion and bioabsorption of the self-reinforced lactic and glycolic acid copolymer prostatic spiral stent by Laaksovirta, S, Talja, M, Välimaa, T, Isotalo, T, Törmälä, P, Tammela, T L

“…Self-reinforced bioabsorbable stents can be made self-expanding due to the viscoelastic memory of the oriented bioabsorbable materials. A new self-expandable…”
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Biodegradation of the copolymeric polylactide stent. Long-term follow-up in a rabbit aorta model by Hietala, E M, Salminen, U S, Ståhls, A, Välimaa, T, Maasilta, P, Törmälä, P, Nieminen, M S, Harjula, A L

“…The behavior of biodegradable polylactide as a stent material has not yet been fully established in small vessels such as arteries with a diameter <3 mm. The…”
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Bacterial adherence to ofloxacin‐blended polylactone‐coated self‐reinforced l‐lactic acid polymer urological stents by Multanen, M., Talja, M., Hallanvuo, S., Siitonen, A., Välimaa, T., Tammela, T.L.J., Seppälä, J., Törmälä, P.

“…Objective To determine whether ofloxacin coating has any effect on bacterial adherence to bioresorbable self‐reinforced l‐lactic acid polymer (SR‐PLLA)…”
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Speech perception and auditory performance in Finnish adult cochlear implant users by Välimaa, Taina T, Sorri, Martti J, Löppönen, Heikki J

“…Objective This study aimed at investigating the association between speech perception and categories of auditory performance (mCAP) in everyday life for adult…”
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