Bony canals along the course of middle meningeal artery in dry skulls

Background: The middle meningeal artery courses in the middle cranial fossa and divides into two or three branches. The branches of the artery are sometimes enclosed within a bony canal. The artery and its branches are likely to get torn in cases of epidural hematomas and may require ligation. Aims:...

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Main Authors: Bindu Aggarwal, Madhur Gupta, Harsh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
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Online Access:http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2012;volume=1;issue=1;spage=19;epage=23;aulast=Aggarwal