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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otol Neurotol. 2010 Jan;31(1):94–99. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181c2f81a

Table 1.

Distance in mm from axis of drill trajectory to facial nerve (FN) and chorda tympani (CT).

Ear tested Distance to FN Distance to CT
1 1.44 1.33
2 0.50 2.1
3 1.62 -
4 0.80 1.32
5 1.10 0.81
6 1.33 1.50
7 0.86 1.32
8 1.11 1.04
9 0.88 0.83
10 1.07 1.42
11 1.39 1.06
12 1.40 1.50
13 2.00 1.63
14 1.00 1.00
15 1.00 1.00
16 1.48 1.33
17 1.06 0.94
18 1.57 1.09
Mean 1.20 1.25
Standard Deviation 0.36 0.33