Table 5.
Length of facial nerve segments of Japanese, Americans and Indian subjects
Race | Tympanic segment (mm) | Mastoid segment (mm) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Japanese (Kudo and Novi, 1970) | 15.6 | 8.67 | 15.7 | 11.8 |
American (Rulon and Hallberg, 1962) | 11 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
Indian (Present study) | 11.88 | 7.8 | 16 | 10 |