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ArticleJournal of anatomy1995

Age-related bone resorption in the normal incus: a case of maladaptive remodelling?

F J Lannigan, P O'Higgins, C E Oxnard, P McPhie

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Article in Journal of anatomy, 1995. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The crossroads between osteosarcopenia and intrinsic capacity-a narrative review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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  2. Ossicular joint histopathology in cases of age-related hearing loss.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

F J LanniganPerth Surgicentre, Western Australia.
P O'Higgins
C E Oxnard
P McPhie
Institute of Forensic Science · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The changes that occur in the normal human incus with age have been investigated. Evidence for age-related changes in this ossicle, especially in the region of the long process, has been accumulating over the last 30-40 years and yet they have neither been confirmed quantitatively nor explained satisfactorily. In this study the results of a morphometric study of the long processes of a series of normal incudes are presented. These demonstrate that the lenticular and long processes undergo progressive symmetric resorption with advancing age. We consider these findings in the light of previous considerations of incudal remodelling and propose that these remodelling changes may reflect a normal adaptive response to the biomechanical milieu of the human middle ear.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAgingBone ResorptionChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIncusMaleMiddle Aged

Identifiers

PMID7559138
PMCPMC1167023
OpenAlexW49631398

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