Dislocation of the incus into the external auditory canal after mountain-biking accident.
We report a rare case of incus dislocation to the external auditory canal after a mountain-biking accident. Otoscopy showed ossicular protrusion in the upper part of the left external auditory canal. CT indicated the disappearance of the incus, and an incus-like bone was found in the left external auditory canal. There was another bony and board-like structure in the attic. During the surgery, a square-shaped bony plate (1 x 1 cm) was found in the attic. It was determined that the bony plate had fallen from the tegmen of the attic. The fracture line in the posterosuperior auditory canal extending to the fossa incudis was identified. According to these findings, it was considered that the incus was pushed into the external auditory canal by the impact of skull injury through the fractured posterosuperior auditory canal, which opened widely enough for incus dislocation.
Saito
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Department of Otolaryngology, Fukui Medical University, Fukui, Japan. takehisa@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
Kono
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Fukuoka
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Yamamoto
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Saito
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D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D004424:Ear Canal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007188:Incus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed