title: Microfissures of the temporal bone: do they have any clinical significance?
abstract: Microfissures extending from the inner ear to the middle ear are a common temporal bone finding. Recently they have been implicated as a possible cause of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. We examined 34 temporal bones and related the presence or absence of microfissures to sudden sensorineural hearing loss. No relationship was found.
authors.affiliation: House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California 90057.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: el Shazly
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Linthicum
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen