A Morphometric Study of Foramen Magnum in Adult Human Dried Skull &its clinical implication.

Dr Jayshree Patel; Dr Shweta Desai

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

A Morphometric Study of Foramen Magnum in Adult Human Dried Skull &its clinical implication.

Dr Jayshree Patel, Dr Shweta Desai

Abstract :

Morphometry of foramen magnum is important because vital structures pass through it. The dimensions of foramen magnum are clinically important because vital structures passing through it may endure compression such as in case of foramen magnum herniation , foramen magnum meningiomas and foramen magnum achondroplasia.The knowledge of foramen magnum diameters is needed to determine some malformations such as Arnold Chiari Syndome,which shows expansion of transverse diameter. In present study fifty human dry skulls of unknown age and sex were used from Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College Surat, Gujarat. In our present study we found that the mean vertical and transverse diameter 33.6mm and 29.7mm respectively. Anterior intercondylar distance and posterior intercondylar distance is 19.10 mm and 40.10 mm respectively.