Persistence of the foramen of Huschke in the adult: an osteological study.
The foramen of Huschke, which appears during the embryological development of the tympanic bone, usually closes by the age of five years. A review of 377 dried skulls revealed that the foramen of Huschke was present in adult life in 7% of the skulls examined. A patent foramen of Huschke in the adult may, in rare cases, be the cause of temporomandibular joint herniation or fistulization through the anterior wall of the bony external canal.
Wang
R G
RG
Department of Otolaryngology, Hebei Medical College, Shijiazhuang, China.
Bingham
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B
Hawke
M
M
Kwok
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P
Li
J R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002508:Cephalometry; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008416:Mastoid / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*