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“False” foramina and fissures of the skull: a narrative review with clinical implications
Affiliations- Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Tulane University and Ochsner Clinic Neurosurgery Programme, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans LA, United States
- Neurosurgery Division, Surgery Department, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States
- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George’s University, St. George’s, Grenada
- Department of Anatomy, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
- Department of Neurology, Tulane Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Division of Gross and Clinical Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, United States
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Abstract
“False” foramina and fissures of the skull are described as openings formed between the adjacent edges of two or more bones and not conduits directly through a single bone. Trauma and metabolic disorders appear to affect these foramina and fissures differently when compared to the “true” foramina and fissures. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to provide a narrative review of the current literature about “false” foramina and fissures of the skull and skull base with a focus on their clinical significance.
Abstract
“False” foramina and fissures of the skull are described as openings formed between the adjacent edges of two or more bones and not conduits directly through a single bone. Trauma and metabolic disorders appear to affect these foramina and fissures differently when compared to the “true” foramina and fissures. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to provide a narrative review of the current literature about “false” foramina and fissures of the skull and skull base with a focus on their clinical significance.
Keywords
pseudo, foramina, fissures, skull base, calvaria
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“False” foramina and fissures of the skull: a narrative review with clinical implications
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2021-06-29
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Folia Morphol 2022;81(3):551-558.
Keywords
pseudo
foramina
fissures
skull base
calvaria
Authors
C. Werner
M. Mathkour
J. Koueik
Ł. Olewnik
A. Aysenne
M. Loukas
J. Iwanaga
A. S. Dumont
R. S. Tubbs
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