BACKGROUNDHenle's Spine (HS) is a small bony prominence, anterior to the supramastoid pit, at the postero-superior margin of the external acoustic meatus. Localization of cranial structures using this anatomical landmark is of immense surgical importance to identify and avoid surgical morbidities.
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