Vol 65, No 3 (2006)
Case report
Published online: 2006-06-08
The ossified interclinoid ligament
Folia Morphol 2006;65(3):242-245.
Abstract
The paper presents an anatomical description of the ossified interclinoid ligament
which was found in a male human skull. In the case studied the ossified
ligament exists as a bony bridge between the anterior and posterior clinoid
processes on the left side of the skull. The length of this connection was measured
as 5.0 mm, while its thickness was 3.2 mm. We conjecture that the presence
of a considerably thick bony trabecula within the sella region might have
had an impact on the course of the internal carotid artery or the oculomotor
nerve, causing compression of these structures.
Keywords: calcificationclinoid processestaenia interclinoideasellar bridgesphenoid bone
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