Elongated styloid process: A study

The styloid process (SP) on the temporal bone is a highly variable formation. The normal length of the SP ranges from 20 to 30 mm. In spite of its being normally distributed in the population, SPs could be divided into two groups – short SPs with >20 mm and long SPs with <20 mm in length. The...

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Autores principales: Koshy, Jinu Merlin, Narayan, Madhu, Narayanan, Sankar, Priya, B. Sathya, Sumathy, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26015690
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.155861
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Sumario:The styloid process (SP) on the temporal bone is a highly variable formation. The normal length of the SP ranges from 20 to 30 mm. In spite of its being normally distributed in the population, SPs could be divided into two groups – short SPs with >20 mm and long SPs with <20 mm in length. The SP is often denoted as elongated when it is longer than 30 mm or 33 mm. These dimensions, based on early reports, do not respect the natural variation of the SP. The aim of this study is to investigate the natural variation of the length of the SP.

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