Some Morphometric Measurements Of Foramen Magnum, Orbita And Calvaria

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 28 - 35, 30.09.2017

İşık Tuncer

Abstract

Objectives: In this study it was aimed to examine and to compare some important formations on cranium morphometrically according to age.

Methods: This study has been done on 78 skulls in Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, which 45 of them belonging to men and 33 of them were belonging to women. Sagittal and transverse diameter of calvaria (A1A1,A2A2,respectively), transverse diameter of both aditus orbita (right;A3A3, left;A4A4), distance between medial sides of aditus orbitas (A5A5), distance between lateral sides of aditus orbitas (A6A6), sagittal and transverse diameter of foramen magnum (A7A7,A8A8,respectively) were measured as cm by caliper. Male and female comparison was examined statistically with the student -t test in SPSS program.

Results: It has been observed that all the parameters were higher on men except only transverse diameter of calvaria (P<0,05). Also medium and high correlation values have been determined between parameters .

Conclusion: Differences which determined in morphometric datas on specific areas of cranium on men and women could be useful in diagnostic and therapeutic practices of neuroradiology and neurosurgery.

Keywords

Cranium, morphometry, adult

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