The anterior ligament of the human malleus

A. Cesarani; A. Tombolini; E. Fagnani; J. M Domenech Mateu

doi:10.1159/000147208

The anterior ligament of the human malleus

A. Cesarani, A. Tombolini, E. Fagnani, J. M Domenech Mateu

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Abstract

The authors have studied the anterior ligament of the malleus (ALM) from a morphological and embryo- logical point of view. Classical textbooks of anatomy stress the correlation between the AL.M and the anterior pin of the sphenoid and define the ligament as a residual of Meckel’s cartilage. This study demonstrates the y-shaped form of the ligament, one arm of which reaches the capsule of the temporomandibular joint and the other the pin of the sphenoid bone. Meckel's cartilage pilots the fibres of the ligament itself. Several clinical implications maybe hypothesised on the basis of this study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-316
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cells Tissues Organs
Volume	142
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000147208
Publication status	Published - 1991

Keywords

Embryology
Malleus anterior ligament
Meckel’s cartilage
Sphenomandibular ligament
Temporomandibular joint

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Anatomy
Histology

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