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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1202</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF OCCIPITAL CONDYLES IN ADULT HUMAN SKULLS&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kavitha</surname><given-names>S.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Chandrasekaran</surname><given-names>Shanta</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Anand</surname><given-names>A.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Shanthi</surname><given-names>K.C.</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>17</day><month>08</month><year>2013</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>31</fpage><lpage>34</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Aim: The two bony projections that are present in the inferior surface of the occipital bone in the skull are called as Occipital condyles. They are present on either side of the foramen magnum in the base of skull. This study aims to document the dimensions of occipital condyles and its variations which are of paramount importance to neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and radiologist when dealing with transcondylar surgical approaches and condylectomies. Methodology: The shapes of the occipital condyles were observed and the measurements like length, and breadth were measured. Results: The shape of occipital condyle varied from oval to crescent. Some shapes did not fit text book description. The mean length of occipital condyle of right side was 21.97 mm and left side was 22.34 mm. Conclusion: The documented parameters of the occipital condyles and its variations will serve as a guide line for surgeons in future.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Condyles</kwd><kwd> shape</kwd><kwd> occipital bone</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
