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OBJECTIVE: To provide anatomic data for cochlear implantation, and to find the method of locating lamina spiralis (LS) on the surface of promontory. METHOD: Microanatomical study was carried out on 30 sides of human temporal bones by observing and measuring lamina spiralis below promontory, including its location, course and adjacent structures. RESULT: (1) The basal turn of lamina spiralis below promontory can be divided into three segments: the hook segment (1.52 +/- 0.16) mm, the anteroinferior round window segment (3.83 +/- 0.37) mm and the forwarding segment (2.70 +/- 0.36) mm by two hinge points of which one was located at anterior of the junction of superior margin and anterior border of RW, and the other was located at anteroinferior of the round window; (2) The plane of round window anteroinferior segment of LS lay (51.00 +/- 5.97) degrees anteroinferior to horizontal segment of the facial nerve and comparative permanently meet posterior margin of'stapes head. Made posterior margin of stapes head as a fixation point and draw a line on promontory lay (51.00 +/- 45.97) degrees anteroinferior to horizontal segment of the facial nerve. This line can be thought as the projection of anteroinferior round window segment of LS on promontory; (3) The width of scala tympani at cochleostomy site on promontory: width of scala tympani at midpoint of superior margin of round window was (0.36 +/- 0.06) mm; width of scala tympani at midpoint of anterior border of round window was (0.97 +/- 0.14) mm; width of scala tympani at 3 mm point of anteroinferior round window segment was (1.24 +/- 0.21) mm. CONCLUSION: (1) The basal turn lamina spiralis below promontory can be divided into three segments (the hook segment, the anteroinferior round window segment and the forwarding segment) by two hinge points; (2) The projection of anteroinferior round window segment of LS and the features exhibited in its course provide reference for locating the basal turn scala tympani and offer reliable anatomical basis for minimal invasive intervention during cochlear implantation.
