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Type of Article : Original Research

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Page No. 1128-1132

Date of Publication: 30-06-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.176


THE STUDY OF CERVICAL VERTEBRAE SHOWING VARIATIONAL PRESENTATION OF FORAMEN TRANSVERSARIUM

M.Y Dofe *1, A.P Kasote 2, M.M Meshram 3.

*1 Assistant Professor, 2 Associate Professor, 3 Professor and Head.
Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharastra, India.

Address: DrMadhuri Yeshwant Dofe, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
E-Mail: madhuridofe@gmail.com

Abstract

Foramen transversarium is formed by the vestigial costal element fused to the body and the true transverse process of the vertebra. Present study carried out on 60 cervical vertebrae that showing variations in the presentation of foramen transversarium. Among them, 25 vertebrae show double (accessory) foramen transversarium, 15 vertebrae having double bubble appearance (incomplete double foramen transversarium) and 20 vertebrae having asymmetrical foramen transversarium. The results of present study shows incidence of variations more common on right side as compare to left  in which unilateral accessory foramen transversarium more common than bilateral, even incomplete double foramen transversarium  and narrowing of foramen transversarium more common on right side. Conclusion from this study etiology of variation in foramen transversarium  may be related  with the variation in the course of vertebral artery due to development reason.           
KEY WORDS Foramen transversarium (FT), Cervical vertebrae, Vertebral artery.

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M.Y Dofe, A.P Kasote, M.M Meshram. THE STUDY OF CERVICAL VERTEBRAE SHOWING VARIATIONAL PRESENTATION OF FORAMEN TRANSVERSARIUM. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(2):1128-1132. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.176

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