The annular ligament attachment to the normal human stapes footplate. A scanning electron microscopic study.
Following disarticulation of the stapes from the oval window, the free edge of the adult human stapes was examined with the scanning electron microscope. Regions of the articulating surface of the rim were examined and found to vary considerably. Anterior, posterior, and lateral ligaments are described, each with tympanic, intermediate, and lateral components.
D000328:Adult; D004429:Ear Ossicles / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013199:Stapes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000648:ultrastructure*