IJAR.2016.464
Type of Article: Original Research
Volume 5; Issue 1 (January 2017)
Page No.: 3329-3332
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.464
INCIDENCE OF EPIPTERIC BONES: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY WITH CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Tallapaneni Sreekanth*
MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching Hospital & Research Center, Peerancheeruvu, Near Arramaisamma Temple, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Address for Correspondence: Dr. Tallapaneni Sreekanth, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching Hospital & Research Center, Peerancheeruvu, Near Arramaisamma Temple, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mobile No: 70934 49309, 91006 83056. E-Mail: anatomysreekanth18@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Epipteric bones are small irregular ossicles that occur near the former antero lateral fontanelle of the cranium having no regular relations to their normal ossific centres.
Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted on 120 dry adult human skulls collected from both the Anatomy and Forensic Department also from the students of Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching Hospital and Research Centre. They were examined meticulously for the presence of Epipteric bones and photographs were taken.
Results: In the present study the unilateral occurrence of epipteric bones was seen in 6 (5%) skulls out of 120 skulls. 4 (3.33%) skulls showed in left pterion and 2 (1.67%)skulls showed in right pterion. Only in one case 2 sutural bones were present at the right pterion. Remaining skulls showed single relatively larger epipteric bones.
Conclusion: The anatomical knowledge of the epipteric bones is essential for anthropologists, radiologists reporting skiagrams of skulls in head injuries, neurosurgeons while performing burr holes during excision of intra cranial tumours and neuroanatomists.
Key words: pterion, epipteric bones.
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