TY - JOUR
T1 - Histologic changes in the anterior mallear ligament and the head of the malleus in otosclerosis
AU - Oktay, Mehmet F.
AU - Cureoglu, Sebahattin
AU - Schachern, Patricia A.
AU - Gulbahce, Evin
AU - Paparella, Michael M.
AU - Hayasi, Hideo
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine ossicular and anterior mallear ligament (AML) changes in otosclerosis. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Hyalinization of AML was graded as follows: none, patchy, or diffuse in 95 temporal bones (TBs) with otosclerosis: 52 with stapedial fixation (SF); 43 without fixation (NSF); and 52 age-matched controls. Fixation of the head of the malleus was noted. RESULTS: Hyalinization with SF was 17 none, 23 patchy, and 12 diffuse; with NSF it was 16 none, 20 patchy, and 7 diffuse; and in controls, 23 none, 24 patchy, and 5 diffuse. There was no significant difference in hyalinization among groups and no correlation between degree of hyalinization and age. The malleus head was fixed in 4 TBs with SF. CONCLUSION: Based on our findings, we do not believe that there is a relationship between hyalinization of the AML and otosclerosis; however, otosclerosis with SF seems to be a predisposing factor for fixation of the head of the malleus.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine ossicular and anterior mallear ligament (AML) changes in otosclerosis. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Hyalinization of AML was graded as follows: none, patchy, or diffuse in 95 temporal bones (TBs) with otosclerosis: 52 with stapedial fixation (SF); 43 without fixation (NSF); and 52 age-matched controls. Fixation of the head of the malleus was noted. RESULTS: Hyalinization with SF was 17 none, 23 patchy, and 12 diffuse; with NSF it was 16 none, 20 patchy, and 7 diffuse; and in controls, 23 none, 24 patchy, and 5 diffuse. There was no significant difference in hyalinization among groups and no correlation between degree of hyalinization and age. The malleus head was fixed in 4 TBs with SF. CONCLUSION: Based on our findings, we do not believe that there is a relationship between hyalinization of the AML and otosclerosis; however, otosclerosis with SF seems to be a predisposing factor for fixation of the head of the malleus.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.10.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16455369
AN - SCOPUS:31944436551
VL - 134
SP - 232
EP - 235
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
SN - 0194-5998
IS - 2
ER -