Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2021
Forces Required for Isolated Malleus Shaft Fractures.
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Rönnblom Anton, Niklasson Anders, Werner Mimmi, Stål Per, Tano Krister
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BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Isolated malleus shaft fractures are rare cases. A commonly reported cause is a finger pulled out from a wet outer ear canal after a shower or bath. The objective was to investigate experimentally the mechanism and forces needed to establish an isolated malleus shaft fracture.
METHODS: Ten fresh-frozen human temporal bones were adapted to allow visual inspection of the structures involved while negative pressure trauma was applied. Thirty malleus bones were broken and the required forces were measured. Measurements from 60 adult test subjects were used to create mathematical and physical models to calculate and measure the forces necessary for generating trauma. To calculate the maximum muscle force developed by the tensor tympani muscle, the muscle area and fiber type composition were determined.
RESULTS: The temporal bone experiments showed that applied negative pressure in a wet ear canal could not fracture the malleus shaft with only passive counterforce from supporting structures, although the forces exceeded what was required for a malleus shaft fracture. When adding calculated counteracting forces from the tensor tympani muscles, which consisted of 87% type II fibers, we estimate that a sufficient force is generated to cause a malleus fracture.
CONCLUSION: The combination of a negative pressure created by a finger pulling outward in a wet ear canal and a simultaneous counteracting reflexive force by the tensor tympani muscle were found to be sufficient to cause an isolated malleus fracture with an intact tympanic membrane.
METHODS: Ten fresh-frozen human temporal bones were adapted to allow visual inspection of the structures involved while negative pressure trauma was applied. Thirty malleus bones were broken and the required forces were measured. Measurements from 60 adult test subjects were used to create mathematical and physical models to calculate and measure the forces necessary for generating trauma. To calculate the maximum muscle force developed by the tensor tympani muscle, the muscle area and fiber type composition were determined.
RESULTS: The temporal bone experiments showed that applied negative pressure in a wet ear canal could not fracture the malleus shaft with only passive counterforce from supporting structures, although the forces exceeded what was required for a malleus shaft fracture. When adding calculated counteracting forces from the tensor tympani muscles, which consisted of 87% type II fibers, we estimate that a sufficient force is generated to cause a malleus fracture.
CONCLUSION: The combination of a negative pressure created by a finger pulling outward in a wet ear canal and a simultaneous counteracting reflexive force by the tensor tympani muscle were found to be sufficient to cause an isolated malleus fracture with an intact tympanic membrane.