Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry
Background: Among various foramina affecting alisphenoid (greater wings of sphenoid), Foramen ovale (FO) and Foramen spinosum (FS) are two important foramina concerned to different advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involving middle cranial fossa like placement of electrodes for EEG...
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| description | Background: Among various foramina affecting alisphenoid
(greater wings of sphenoid), Foramen ovale (FO) and
Foramen spinosum (FS) are two important foramina
concerned to different advanced diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures involving middle cranial fossa like placement
of electrodes for EEG analysis, trigeminal radiofrequency
rhizotomy, microsurgical procedure using middle meningeal
artery as graft etc.
Objective: FO and FS vary in shape and size. That’s why;
we performed this study to provide data from the region of
West Bengal, India.
Methods: Forty adult human skulls having 80 intact greater
wings collected from different medical colleges in Kolkata
were meticulously examined for both morphologic and
morphometric parameters about the foramina like shape,
anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, any bony
outgrowth affecting their margins by digital photographs
and electronic caliper.
Result: Regarding FO, it was not classically oval in 42.5%
cases, somewhere it was irregular (6.25%) or semilunar
(2.5%) also. FS other than variation in shape and size was
found either partially (3.75%) or completely divided (5%).
Emissary sphenoidal foramen was also observed in 5%
cases. Appropriate statistical analysis was done.
Conclusion: Considering clinical importance, recognition
and knowledge of such possible variation will be
definitely helpful in the field of diagnostic medicine and
neurosurgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4990488881bb44f583a79b99c7051f902022-12-21T18:53:04ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery2277-85432455-68742014-03-01311610.7860/IJARS/2014/8376:0001Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and MorphometryPhalguni Srimani0Pranab Mukherjee1Munmun Sarkar2Hironmoy Roy3Sandip Kumar Sengupta4Amarendra Nath Sarkar5Kuntala Ray6Postgraduate Student, Department of Anatomy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.Professor, Department of Anatomy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.Postgraduate student, Department of Anatomy, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling, India.RMO-cum-Clinical Tutor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling, India.Associate Professor & MSVP, Department of General Surgery, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling, India.Background: Among various foramina affecting alisphenoid (greater wings of sphenoid), Foramen ovale (FO) and Foramen spinosum (FS) are two important foramina concerned to different advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involving middle cranial fossa like placement of electrodes for EEG analysis, trigeminal radiofrequency rhizotomy, microsurgical procedure using middle meningeal artery as graft etc. Objective: FO and FS vary in shape and size. That’s why; we performed this study to provide data from the region of West Bengal, India. Methods: Forty adult human skulls having 80 intact greater wings collected from different medical colleges in Kolkata were meticulously examined for both morphologic and morphometric parameters about the foramina like shape, anteroposterior diameter, transverse diameter, any bony outgrowth affecting their margins by digital photographs and electronic caliper. Result: Regarding FO, it was not classically oval in 42.5% cases, somewhere it was irregular (6.25%) or semilunar (2.5%) also. FS other than variation in shape and size was found either partially (3.75%) or completely divided (5%). Emissary sphenoidal foramen was also observed in 5% cases. Appropriate statistical analysis was done. Conclusion: Considering clinical importance, recognition and knowledge of such possible variation will be definitely helpful in the field of diagnostic medicine and neurosurgery.http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/1997/8376_CE(Ra1)_F(H)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK).pdfforamen ovaleforamen spinosumalisphenoidmorphologymorphometry |
| spellingShingle | Phalguni Srimani Pranab Mukherjee Munmun Sarkar Hironmoy Roy Sandip Kumar Sengupta Amarendra Nath Sarkar Kuntala Ray Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery foramen ovale foramen spinosum alisphenoid morphology morphometry |
| title | Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry |
| title_full | Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry |
| title_fullStr | Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry |
| title_short | Foramina in Alisphenoid - An Observational Study on Their OsseoMorphology and Morphometry |
| title_sort | foramina in alisphenoid an observational study on their osseomorphology and morphometry |
| topic | foramen ovale foramen spinosum alisphenoid morphology morphometry |
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