European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

The dimensions of FM have clinical importance because the vital structures that pass through it may suffer compression as in cases of FM achondroplasia and FM brain herniation. In neurosurgical practice, the transcondylar approach is commonly used to access the lesions which are ventral to the brainstem and cervicomedullary junction. It was reported that understanding the bony anatomy of the condylar region is important for this approach. This study puts in an effort to understand the morphometry of the foramen magnum.