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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Page No. 2342-2344

Date of Publication: 31-05-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.212

MORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF MALLEUS IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION

K. Radha.

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Vinayaka Missions Medical College, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.

Address: K. Radha, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Vinayaka Missions Medical College, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.
E-Mail: ajjuradha@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background:  Knowledge of morphology and morphometric parameters of malleus  will be  helpful in reconstructive surgeries of middle ear. This study aims to analyse the morphological variations and morphometric values of malleus in south Indian population through cadaveric dissection.
Materials and Methods: This study is performed on 25 dry malleus, both right and left which were obtained from  human cadavers.
Result: The total length  of malleus was in the range of 6.7 mm to 7.94 mm, mean length of manubrium was 4.2 mm and that of the head and neck was 3.5 mm.
Conclusion: The details of morphologiclal variations and morphometry of the malleus can be useful for prosthetic surgical reconstructions of middle ear.
KEY WORDS: Malleus, Morphometry, Morphological variations, Manubrium.

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K. Radha. MORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF MALLEUS IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(2):2342-2344. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.212