title: Computed tomography of the disarticulated incus.
abstract: Complete incus disarticulation may be a complication of trauma, chronic otitis, or prosthetic stapedectomy. Purposeful incus disarticulation (with incus interposition) is used as a method of ossicular reconstruction. CT has been a valuable diagnostic tool for preoperative location of the incus in the former disorders and for determination of the status of the ossiculoplasty in the latter.
mesh_terms: D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007188:Incus / Q000293:injuries*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed