Open AccessMorphometric Analysis of the Occipital Condyle and Its Surgical Importance
Author(s) -
Sandeep Saluja,
Saswati Das,
Neelam Vasudeva
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/23278.8800
Subject(s) - calipers , occipital condyle , sagittal plane , condyle , anatomy , population , orthodontics , occipital bone , medicine , nuclear medicine , mathematics , geometry , skull , environmental health
The Occipital Condyle (OC) is an integral component of craniovertebral region which is predisposed to a wide array of traumatic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. Frequent surgical interventions of OC are required for successful management of these conditions. Hence a meticulous anatomical knowledge of the OC is vital but variability in morphometric dimensions exist amongst different races and hinder the standardization of measurements.