Temporal Bone Fracture following Spontaneous Healing

Cochlear implantation following temporal bone fracture

Patients with bilateral temporal bone fractures frequently suffer profound hearing loss. These patients may benefit from cochlear implantation. Displaced fracture lines and ossification of the cochlea might complicate insertion of the electrode array. In the present paper we present a case of a failed cochlear implantation due to ossification of the cochlea, followed by a successful one on the ...

Bone fracture healing pdf

Bone injury and fracture healing biology.

OBJECTIVE To better comprehend the molecular structure and physiological function of the housefly larval peritrophic matrix (PM), a mass spectrometry approach was used to investigate the PM protein composition. METHODS The PM was dissected from the midgut of the third instar larvae, and protein extracted from the PM was evaluated using SDS-PAGE. A 1D-PAGE lane containing all protein bands was...

Bone-turnover markers in fracture healing.

Biochemical markers of bone-turnover have long been used to complement the radiological assessment of patients with metabolic bone disease. Their implementation in daily clinical practice has been helpful in the understanding of the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, the selection of the optimal dose and the understanding of the progression of the onset and resolution of treatment. Since they are de...

Muscle-bone interactions during fracture healing

Although it is generally accepted that the rate and strength of fracture healing is intimately linked to the integrity of surrounding soft tissues, the contribution of muscle has largely been viewed as a vascular supply for oxygen and nutrient exchange. However, more is becoming known about the cellular and paracrine contributions of muscle to the fracture healing process. Research has shown th...