Suture closure in the human chondrocranium: CT assessment.

Madeline, Lee A.; Elster, A.D.

doi:10.1148/radiology.196.3.7644639

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“…Complex developmental patterns in this site may result in several residual linear defects Review of the embryology of the occipital bone shows that six ossification centers are present 1,3,5) (Fig. 2).…”

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Unusual Accessory Cranial Sutures in Pediatric Head Trauma. Case Report.

Nakahara

Miyasaka

Kan

et al. 2003

Neurol. Med. Chir.(Tokyo)

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A one-year, 9-month-old boy presented with pediatric head trauma associated with unusual accessory cranial sutures. Radiography demonstrated unusual bilateral longitudinal linear bone defects extending from the foramen magnum to the mendosal sutures, and bilateral transverse linear bone defects around the foramen magnum. No swelling or soreness were found in the occipital area, and there was no past history of head trauma. Therefore, the bone defects were considered to be accessory cranial sutures. Complex developmental patterns of the occipital bone and the considerable normal variation of sutures may simulate fractures around the foramen magnum. The present case of accessory cranial sutures is another example.

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Unusual Accessory Cranial Sutures in Pediatric Head Trauma. Case Report.

Nakahara

Miyasaka

Kan

et al. 2003

Neurol. Med. Chir.(Tokyo)

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“…Melsen [4] reported that closure had taken place in the interval between eruption of the second and third molars. Computed tomography of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis showed signs of early fusion by age 8 years of age; the age of closure was 16 years in girls and 18 years in boys [72]. On the other hand, in postmortem histologic and micro-radiographic studies of the sphenooccipital synchondrosis, Ingervall and Thilander observed closure as the appearance of bony bridges and demonstrated that the average age of closure in females is around 14 years and that the spheno-occipital synchondrosis is never completely open in many girls older than 13 years and 9 months; the corresponding age for the boys is 16 years [3,21].…”

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Relationships Between Cranial Base Synchondroses and Craniofacial Development: A Review

Cendekiawan¹,

Wong

Rabie³

2010

Open Anat J

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Synchondrosis is defined as the development of a union between two bones by the formation of either hyaline cartilage or fibro-cartilage. This paper reviews the relationship between cranial base synchondroses and craniofacial development. The cranial base synchondroses are important growth centers of the craniofacial skeleton. Their abnormalities lead to numerous growth and developmental conditions in the craniofacial region. In dentofacial orthopedics, mechanical forces are commonly applied to cranial bones for growth modification to treat such conditions. Molecular biology and genetics provide tools to investigate the molecular mechanisms, genes and transcription factors responsible for synchondrosis and craniofacial development.

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“…Patency of these sutures could lead to spread of air and hyperpneumatisation. (7,30) Patients with hyerpneumatised skull base and temporal bone would be more prone to develop spontaneous pneumocephalus with sudden change in pressure gradient.…”

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