An anthropometric study of relationships between the clival angle and craniofacial measurements in adult human skulls

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 559-563

  Guyot, Laurent ^a,b,d   Richard, O ^a,b   Adalian, P ^b   Bartoli, C ^b,c   Dutour, O ^b   Leonetti, G ^b,c  

^a North University Hospital   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Forensic Science Laboratory   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Clivus; Growth and development; Jaw abnormalities; Skull base; Sphenoid bone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CRANIOMETRY; FACE GROWTH; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL;

EID: 33845315524     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-006-0161-5     Document Type: Article

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