The incudo-malleolar joint and sound transmission losses

Hearing Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 32-44

  Willi, Urban B ^a   Ferrazzini, Mattia A ^a   Huber, Alex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human middle ear function; Incudo malleolar joint; Middle ear mechanics; Temporal bone; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMAN; INCUS; JOINT; LASER SCANNING DOPPLER VIBROMETRY; MALLEUS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE EAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND PRESSURE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TEMPORAL BONE; AGED; CADAVER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND; VIBRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; EAR OSSICLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUND; TEMPORAL BONE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0036888564     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(02)00632-9     Document Type: Article

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