A morphometric anatomical and comparative study of the foramen magnum region in a Greek population

Abstract

Our results provide useful information that will enable effective and reliable surgical intervention in the FM region with the maximum safety and widest possible exposure.

Foramen magnum, occipital condyles and hypoglossal canals morphometry: anatomical study with clinical implications

“…In the present study, mean FMAPD was higher than FMTD and referred values were close to the findings of Catalina-Herrera [6], Reina et al [32] and Natsis et al [22,23]. Both diameters were significantly larger in males than in females, as in the majority of investigations [6,19,22,32].…”

“…Both diameters were significantly larger in males than in females, as in the majority of investigations [6,19,22,32]. Manoel et al [18] found significantly higher values in males than in females only for FMTD (30.3 ± 0.20 mm and 29.4 ± 0.23 mm, respectively) and this differentiation was attributed to racial miscegenation (study of black and white skulls).…”

“…Kizilkanat et al [16] found the highest values of AID (22.6 ± ± 3.9 mm) and Natsis et al [22] the highest values of PID (51.61 ± 5.01 mm), whereas Parvindokht et al [28] reported the lowest values of AID and PID (15.39 ± ± 7.99 mm and 35.60 ± 8.4 mm). Regarding gender influence, Ciceksibasi et al [8] found gender dimorphism and the lowest values of AID in males (16.09 ± 1.93 mm) and females (14.68 ± 1.80 mm), while Kalthur et al [14] reported the lowest values of PID (3.8 ± 0.3 and 3.9 ± 0.3 cm).…”

Estimating Sex of Modern Greeks Based on the Foramen Magnum Region

“…Additionally, the present study confirms the results of Natsis and his colleagues [15] regarding the presence of sexual dimorphism in the foramen magnum region in the modern Greek population. Natsis and his colleagues' [15] sample included skulls of unknown age, mainly from the collection of the Departments of Anatomy of Aristotle University (Thessaloniki). On the other hand, all the individuals we examined were acquired from cemeteries in the Athens area with known age at death and year of birth.…”

“…Previous research regarding the foramen magnum region in a Greek population was conducted by Natsis and his colleagues in 2013 [15]. Natsis and his colleagues [15] classified the foramen magnum region according to its shape and they investigated possible correlations between anatomic metric values and various parameters. According to their results, the foramen magnum region exhibits sexual dimorphism.…”