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Fusion of the ear bones is the joining of the bones of the inner ear -- the incus, malleus, and stapes bones.
See also:
Chronic ear infection Otosclerosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Fusion may be caused by:
- Birth (congenital) defect
- Infection
- Injury
Review Date: 08/03/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
