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The morphogenesis of the tympanic part of the temporal bone
Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences
|February 1, 1986
Abstract:
The aim of this report is to describe the relative movement of the tympanic membrane and its supporting structures during embryonic and postnatal life, leading to its final position in a vertical plane. Previous studies were based on ultra thin sections which led to changes in orientation during development being missed. The importance of the present description is to provide a baseline with which abnormal ear development in certain congenital syndromes may be compared.