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Optic strut: Posterior root of sphenoid
Author(s) -
Parkinson Dwight
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.980020205
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , orbit (dynamics) , sphenoid bone , sinus (botany) , posterior segment of eyeball , root (linguistics) , notice , surgery , skull , linguistics , philosophy , botany , biology , engineering , genus , aerospace engineering , political science , law
The optic strut, the term used by radiologists and neurosurgeons, or the posterior root of the sphenoid bone, as described in anatomy texts, receives only passing notice of its existence. Yet an increasing number of operations involving the anterior portion of the cavernous sinus and the posterior orbit involve an approach via the optic strut. For these reasons the dimensions and shapes of this small structure deserve detailed consideration.