BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The mastoid portion of the temporal bone has multiple
functional roles in the organism, including regulation of pressure in the middle ear and …

Objectives We hypothesize that when temporal bone fractures occur, the pneumatic cells in
the temporal bone are able to absorb most of the impact force during a traumatic event. This …

We evaluated the possible relationship between tympanic membrane perforations resulting
from blast trauma or slap and pneumatization of the mastoid cells. A total of 25 male patients …

Background and purpose The standard head CT protocol makes detection of a temporal
bone fracture difficult. The purposes of our study are to revisit the finding of air in various …

The relationship between temporal bone pneumatization and the location of the lateral sinus
and length of the mastoid process was investigated in 60 fresh frozen adult temporal bones …

OBJECTIVES To establish a new surgically relevant classification system of the anatomic
variations of the temporal bone tegmen plate as well as to perform a comparative analysis …

Purpose Mastoid pneumatization is reduced in most patients suffering from chronic otitis
media (COM). In most studies, the relationship between the degree of pneumatization and …

Backgrounds Some disorders, such as otitis media and Eustachian tube dysfunction, may
cause the temporal bone to become sclerotic. A sclerotic temporal bone has the tendency to …

Pneumatization of the mastoid and petrous portions of the temporal bones begins late in
fetal life, accelerates near and immediately after birth, and continues through infancy, early …

Objective The degree of pneumatization of the temporal bone has implications in the
pathophysiology and surgical considerations of many temporal bone disorders. This study …