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Temporal bones for dissection. A diminishing asset?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Jean-Pierre Jeannon
Jean-Pierre Jeannon*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Sunderland District Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Jean-Pierre Jeannon, F.R.C.S., Registrar in Otolaryngology, District General Hospital Sunderland, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP.
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Abstract

In this prospective study, the author studied four local ENT departments to discover how many temporal bones were being harvested. The results show that only eight per cent of routine post mortems have temporal bones removed.

Keywords

Temporal boneAutopsy
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 3 , March 1996 , pp. 219 - 220
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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