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

Volume 5; Issue 4.1 (October 2017)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Page No.:<\/strong>\u00a04488-4491<\/h3>\n

DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.16965\/ijar.2017.381<\/h3>\n

EVALUATION OF FORAMEN MAGNUM IN DRY HUMAN SKULLS OF DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT<\/h3>\n

Remya K 1<\/sup>,\u00a0 Pretty Rathnakar *2<\/sup>, Swathi 3<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/sup> Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n

*2 <\/sup>Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n

3<\/sup> Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n

Corresponding Author:<\/strong> Dr Pretty Rathnakar, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. E-Mail:<\/strong>\u00a0prettyshrinath@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong> Foramen magnum is situated in the posterior cranial fossa in anteromedian position. It is of great importance\u00a0 in anthropology, forensic medicine and skull base surgeries.<\/p>\n

Objective:<\/strong> Calculate anteroposterior (AP), transverse diameter(TD), area of foramen magnum and to observe its various shapes.<\/p>\n

Materials and Methods:<\/strong> 50 dry human skull bones of unknown sex was obtained from anatomy department. Measurements were taken by vernier calipers .SPSS 16 was used to calculate mean and standard deviation.<\/p>\n

Results: <\/strong>Mean AP diameter was found to be 33.64\u00b10.228 mm, mean TD was\u00a0\u00a0 27.040\u00b10.214 mm and Mean area was 714.99\u00b10.844 mm2<\/sup>. Oval shaped foramen magnum was the most common variety (46%). 20% was tetrahedral,16% round ,14% egg shaped 2% hexagonal and 2% irregular.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong> Present study focuses on morphometric and morphological variation in foramen magnum. This will be useful for anatomists , forensic experts , radiologists and\u00a0 neurosurgeons.<\/p>\n

Key words: <\/strong>Foramen magnum, Anteroposterior, Transverse, Diameter,\u00a0 Area.<\/p>\n

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    \n \t Cite this article:<\/strong><\/span> Remya K, Pretty Rathnakar, Swathi. EVALUATION OF FORAMEN MAGNUM IN DRY HUMAN SKULLS OF DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. Int J Anat Res 2017;5(4.1):4488-4491. DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>10.16965\/ijar.2017.381\u00a0 \n <\/div>\t\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Type of Article:\u00a0\u00a0Original Research Volume 5; Issue 4.1 (October 2017) Page No.:\u00a04488-4491 DOI:\u00a0https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.16965\/ijar.2017.381 EVALUATION OF FORAMEN MAGNUM IN DRY HUMAN SKULLS OF DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT Remya K 1,\u00a0 Pretty Rathnakar *2, Swathi 3. 1 Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. *2 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, K.S. Hegde Medical
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