ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Audiometric and vestibular outcomes following temporal bone fractures: a retrospective analysis of a major trauma center cohort in China.
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- Temporal Bone Fractures on High-Resolution CT: Bridging Radiologic Detail with Otologic Anatomy and Surgical Implications.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Background: Temporal bone fractures form a major skull-base injury subset, yet prognostic data-drawn chiefly from short-term Western cohorts-remain sparse. This study therefore investigated long-term audiometric and vestibular outcomes by otic-capsule integrity to refine recovery estimates and treatment efficacy. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 1,871 adults with traumatic temporal bone fractures treated at a Level I trauma center in China (2014-2023). Patients were stratified by otic capsule status: sparing (OCS, Results: Baseline hearing impairment was significantly worse in OCV patients (84.6 ± 8.7 vs. 45.1 ± 8.5 dB HL, Conclusions: Otic capsule integrity represents the primary determinant of recovery following temporal bone fractures. OCV fractures demonstrate profound, persistent deficits with minimal recovery potential, while OCS fractures show excellent recovery prospects. These findings provide crucial prognostic information for patient counseling and treatment planning in temporal bone trauma management.
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