Mills R
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
J R Soc Med. 1994 Mar;87(3):155-6. doi: 10.1177/014107689408700314.
The anatomy of the middle ear has been studied in nine species of birds, with particular reference to the structure of the ossicle and its relationship to the tympanic membrane. The morphology of the avian middle ear has been compared to that of the reconstructed human middle ear. Drum to stapes foot plate assemblies created during ossiculoplasty operations differ from the pattern found in the avian middle ear in a number of important respects and this may help to explain why they are often unsuccessful. It is not technically feasible to reproduce the avian middle ear pattern exactly in the human middle ear and developments in reconstructive technique should therefore be directed towards reproducing the three ossicle pattern of the mammalian ear.
对九种鸟类的中耳解剖结构进行了研究，特别关注听小骨的结构及其与鼓膜的关系。已将鸟类中耳的形态与重建后的人类中耳形态进行了比较。在鼓室成形术过程中创建的鼓膜到镫骨足板组件在许多重要方面与鸟类中耳中发现的模式不同，这可能有助于解释它们为何常常不成功。在人类中耳中精确复制鸟类中耳模式在技术上是不可行的，因此重建技术的发展应朝着复制哺乳动物耳朵的三块听小骨模式的方向进行。
