The foramen spinosum: A landmark in middle fossa surgery

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-402

  Krayenbühl, Niklaus ^a,b   Isolan, Gustavo Rassier ^a   Al Mefty, Ossama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Foramen spinosum; Greater petrosal nerve; Middle fossa; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FORAMEN SPINOSUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 51349148755     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0152-6     Document Type: Article

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