A morphometric analysis of the foramen magnum region as it relates to the transcondylar approach

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 889-895

  Muthukumar, N ^a,b   Swaminathan, R ^a   Venkatesh, G ^a   Bhanumathy, S P ^a  

^a MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Condylar foramen; Foramen magnum; Hypoglossal canal; Occipital condyle; Skull base; Transcondylar approach

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL CANAL; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROSURGERY; OCCIPITAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CADAVER; CEPHALOMETRY; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OCCIPITAL BONE; SKULL BASE;

EID: 23344451443     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0555-x     Document Type: Article

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