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Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance

Year 2017, Volume: 30 Issue: 1, 30 - 39, 15.01.2017
https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.299387

Abstract

Objectives: The pterional site is important as it lies in close

proximity to the middle meningeal artery and on the left side, to

Broca’s motor speech area. This location is important in surgical

approaches to the anterior and middle cranial fossae. This study

was conducted to determine the location and type of pterion in a

group of South Indian human skulls.

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 50 dry

adult skulls. The distance from pterion to various bony landmarks

were measured on both sides using a vernier caliper. In addition,

the pterion was classified depending on bones involved in the

articulation, its symmetry and its position in the skull.

Results: In the present study a sphenoparietal type of pterion

was the most common (78%). The average distance from the

center of the pterion to the frontozygomatic suture was 3.97±0.10

cm, to the zygomatic arch was 3.27±0.06 cm. The average distance

from the internal aspect of the center of the pterion to the optic

canal was 4.02±0.12 cm, to the sphenoid ridge was 0.97±0.09cm,

to the stem of middle meningeal artery was 0.99±0.07cm and to its

nearest branches was 0.58±0.12 cm.

Conclusion: These findings will be useful in relating the

position of the pterion to several important landmarks in various

surgical approaches.

References

  • Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Clinically Oriented
  • Anatomy. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
  • 2010.
Year 2017, Volume: 30 Issue: 1, 30 - 39, 15.01.2017
https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.299387

Abstract

References

  • Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Clinically Oriented
  • Anatomy. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
  • 2010.
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Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Sneha Guruprasad Kalthur This is me

Shnmukha Varalakshmi Vangara This is me

Lakshmi Kıruba This is me

Antony Sylvan Dsouza This is me

Chandni Gupta This is me

Publication Date January 15, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017 Volume: 30 Issue: 1

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APA Kalthur, S. G., Vangara, S. V., Kıruba, L., Dsouza, A. S., et al. (2017). Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance. Marmara Medical Journal, 30(1), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.299387
AMA Kalthur SG, Vangara SV, Kıruba L, Dsouza AS, Gupta C. Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance. Marmara Med J. January 2017;30(1):30-39. doi:10.5472/marumj.299387
Chicago Kalthur, Sneha Guruprasad, Shnmukha Varalakshmi Vangara, Lakshmi Kıruba, Antony Sylvan Dsouza, and Chandni Gupta. “Metrical and Non-Metrical Study of the Pterion in South Indian Adult Dry Skulls With Notes on Its Clinical Importance”. Marmara Medical Journal 30, no. 1 (January 2017): 30-39. https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.299387.
EndNote Kalthur SG, Vangara SV, Kıruba L, Dsouza AS, Gupta C (January 1, 2017) Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance. Marmara Medical Journal 30 1 30–39.
IEEE S. G. Kalthur, S. V. Vangara, L. Kıruba, A. S. Dsouza, and C. Gupta, “Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance”, Marmara Med J, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 30–39, 2017, doi: 10.5472/marumj.299387.
ISNAD Kalthur, Sneha Guruprasad et al. “Metrical and Non-Metrical Study of the Pterion in South Indian Adult Dry Skulls With Notes on Its Clinical Importance”. Marmara Medical Journal 30/1 (January 2017), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.299387.
JAMA Kalthur SG, Vangara SV, Kıruba L, Dsouza AS, Gupta C. Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance. Marmara Med J. 2017;30:30–39.
MLA Kalthur, Sneha Guruprasad et al. “Metrical and Non-Metrical Study of the Pterion in South Indian Adult Dry Skulls With Notes on Its Clinical Importance”. Marmara Medical Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2017, pp. 30-39, doi:10.5472/marumj.299387.
Vancouver Kalthur SG, Vangara SV, Kıruba L, Dsouza AS, Gupta C. Metrical and non-metrical study of the pterion in South Indian adult dry skulls with notes on its clinical importance. Marmara Med J. 2017;30(1):30-9.