Progressive Facial Paralysis Caused by Heterotopic Ossification of the Stylohyoid Ligament
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Bilateral ossification of the stylohyoid ligament.
This paper presents the case of an adult male skull with bilateral ossification of the stylohyoid complex. The total length of the stylohyoid complex amounts to 62 mm on the left side and 65 mm on the right side. Visual inspection of the stylohyoid revealed the presence of callosities that are located on both stylohyoid complexes at nearly the same level. These sites are regarded as the ossifie...
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عنوان ژورنال: OTO Open
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2473-974X,2473-974X
DOI: 10.1177/2473974x17719022