Temporal bones for dissection. A diminishing asset?
In this prospective study, the author studied four local ENT departments to discover how many temporal bones were being harvested. The results show that only eight per cent of routine post mortems have temporal bones removed.
Jeannon
J P
JP
Department of Otolaryngology, Sunderland District Hospital, UK.
D001344:Autopsy; D004739:England; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013701:Temporal Bone; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*