The ossified interclinoid ligament

• Autorzy: Skrzat J , Szewczyk R. , Walocha J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents an anatomical description of the ossified interclinoid ligament which was found in a male human skull. In the case studied the ossified ligament exists as a bony bridge between the anterior and posterior clinoid processes on the left side of the skull. The length of this connection was measured as 5.0 mm, while its thickness was 3.2 mm. We conjecture that the presence of a considerably thick bony trabecula within the sella region might have had an impact on the course of the internal carotid artery or the oculomotor nerve, causing compression of these structures.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ossification; calcification; interclinoid ligament; clinoid process; sellar bridge; sphenoid bone; man; skull

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: 65
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.242-245,fig.,ref

Twórcy

autor

Skrzat J

• Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

autor

Szewczyk R.

autor

Walocha J.

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