Persistence of the foramen of Huschke in the adult: an osteological study
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Persistence of the foramen of Huschke in the adult: an osteological study
J Otolaryngol.
1991 Aug.
Abstract
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.
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