Microfissures of the temporal bone: do they have any clinical significance?
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.
el Shazly
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House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California 90057.
Linthicum
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D003094:Collagen / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*
D003094:Collagen