Clinical and anatomical importance of foramen magnum and craniocervical junction structures in the perspective of surgical approaches

• 영문명: Clinical and anatomical importance of foramen magnum and craniocervical junction structures in the perspective of surgical approaches
• 발행기관: 대한해부학회
• 저자명: Berin Tuğtağ Demir Simge Eşme Dilara Patat Burak Bilecenoğlu
• 간행물 정보: 『Anatomy and Cell Biology』Vol.56(3), 342~349쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.09.30

영문 초록

This study was conducted to investigate the clinical and anatomical importance of the relevant region from theperspective of surgical approaches by determining the morphometric analysis of the craniocervical junction and foramen magnum (FM) region and determining their distances from important anatomical points. This research was carried out with 59 skulls found at the Anatomy Laboratories of Erciyes and Ankara Medipol University. Metric measurements of FM and condyle, FM shape, condyle-fossa relationship, and pharyngeal tubercle (PT) were made in mm-based dry bone samples of unknown age and sex. The distance between the anterior notches and the FM was 87.01±4.35, the distance between the anterior notches and the PT was 77.70±4.24, the distance between the PT-sphenooccipital junction was 13.23±2.42, and the FM index was 81.86±7.47. The anteroposterior and transverse lengths of FM were determined as 33.80±2.99 and 27.72±2.30, respectively. The morphometric and morphological data available regarding the craniocervical junction showed significant differences between populations. Comprehensive knowledge of this topic will provide a better approach to treat Arnold Chiari Malformation, FM meningiomas, and other posterior cranial fossa lesions. Therefore, we believe that FM and craniocervical junction morphology will be a guide not only for anatomists, but also for radiologists, neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, and orthopedists.

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Foramen magnum Craniocervical junction Morphometry Transoral/transpharyngeal approach