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Volume 5 Issue 5 (May, 2017)

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Anatomical Variation of Foramen Transversarium in Cervical Vertebrae- A Morphological Study
Rakesh Mishra

Background: The foramen transversarium (FT) is a identification feature of cervical vertebrae which differentiate it from the other vertebrae. The present study was conducted to assess variation of foramen transversarium in cervical vertebrae. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Anatomy. It comprised of 140 cervical vertebrae of either gender. Vertebrae were assessed carefully and photographed. The variation in shape and number of FT was assessed and recorded. Results: Typical cervical vertebrae were 128 and atypical cervical vertebrae were 12 in number. Typical cervical vertebrae were unilateral double in 68% and bilateral double in 32%. Atypical cervical vertebrae were unilateral double in 14% and bilateral double in 76%. Conclusion: Author found typical cervical vertebrae in maximum cases. Other variation was occurrence of bilateral double vertebrae.

Key words: Cervical vertebrae, foramen transversarium,

Corresponding author: Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Assistant professor , Department of Anatomy, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute Of Dental & Medical Sciences , Lucknow, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Mishra R. Anatomical Variation Of Foramen Transversarium In Cervical Vertebrae- A Morphological Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(5):97-99.

 
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