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Type of Article:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Original Research<\/h3>\n

Volume 6; Issue 1.1 (January 2018)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Page No.:<\/strong>\u00a04831-4835<\/h3>\n

DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.16965\/ijar.2017.477<\/h3>\n

A MORPHOMETRICAL STUDY OF FORAMEN MAGNUM IN ADULT HUMAN DRIED SKULL OF SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION<\/h3>\n

Ashwini C 1<\/sup>, Pratik Khona *2<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/sup> Assistant professor, Dept of Anatomy, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n

*2 <\/sup>Assistant professor, Dept of Anatomy, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n

Address for correspondence: Dr. Pratik Khona, <\/strong>Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy,\u00a0Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India. Mob: 9916575877\u00a0\u00a0E-Mail:<\/strong> drpratikkhona@gmail.com\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABSTRACT: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/strong> Foramen magnum is a wide opening present in the occipital bone of the cranium. Morphometry of foramen magnum are important because vital structures pass through it and for sex determination of skulls. The aim of the present study was to conduct morphometric analysis of foramen magnum.<\/p>\n

Materials and Methods:<\/strong>\u00a0 Completely ossified 162 adult human dry skulls of unknown age and sex were taken from the Department of Anatomy of Gadag institute of medical sciences, Gadag. The skull samples which were deformed were excluded from the study. The antero-posterior and transverse diameters were measured using a digital vernier caliper graded upto 0.01mm. The statistical analysis was carried out and the results were tabulated.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong> The longitudinal diameter of the foramen magnum in the present study was between 31 \u2013 36 mm\u00a0\u00a0 with a mean of 33 mm +<\/u> 1.4 (Mean +<\/u> SD). The transverse diameter was between 25 mm -30 mm with a mean of 27 mm + 1.6.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: <\/strong>Knowledge of foramen magnum measurements are useful for anatomists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and also anthropologists. The data obtained will be useful to the neurosurgeon in understanding the anatomy of craniovertebral junction in a newly described transcondylar approach for brain stem lesion particularly in preoperative assessment.<\/p>\n

Key words<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/strong>Skull, Foramen Magnum, Morphometry.<\/p>\n

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    \n \t Cite this article:<\/strong><\/span> Ashwini C, Pratik Khona. A MORPHOMETRICAL STUDY OF FORAMEN MAGNUM IN ADULT HUMAN DRIED SKULL OF SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION. Int J Anat Res 2018;6(1.1):4831-4835. DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>10.16965\/ijar.2017.477\u00a0 \n <\/div>\t\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Type of Article:\u00a0\u00a0Original Research Volume 6; Issue 1.1 (January 2018) Page No.:\u00a04831-4835 DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.16965\/ijar.2017.477 A MORPHOMETRICAL STUDY OF FORAMEN MAGNUM IN ADULT HUMAN DRIED SKULL OF SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION Ashwini C 1, Pratik Khona *2. 1 Assistant professor, Dept of Anatomy, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India. *2 Assistant professor, Dept of Anatomy, Gadag
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