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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">1339</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 ANALYSIS ON SUPRAORBITAL NOTCHES AND FORAMINA IN SOUTH INDIAN SKULL&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Singh</surname><given-names>Sabita</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S.Bilodi</surname><given-names>Arun Kumar</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Suman</surname><given-names>Parineeta</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>25</day><month>05</month><year>2013</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>43</fpage><lpage>50</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>Objectives: A clear knowledge regarding the supraorbital notches and foramina is essential for clinicians to avoid the injury of neurovascular bundle passing through the same. In the present study, a detailed morphometric analysis of supraorbital notches and foramina were carried out and compared with the available literatures. Methods: The various types, position and dimension of supra orbital notches and foramina in different races and regions were studied in one hundred twenty human skull. The parameters for the present study used were the various types of combination of supra orbital notches and foramina, and their absence in some skulls, their distance from nasal midline, vertical and transverse diameter of supra orbital foramen and transverse diameter of supra orbital notch, any accessory supra orbital foramina . Results: In present study, total thirteen types of combination were found. Out of hundred twenty skulls, 33.33% had bilateral notch, 19.75% had bilateral foramen, 20.83% had notch on one side and foramen on other side. The mean (---PlusMinusSymbol--- SD) distance of supra orbital foramen/ notch from the nasal midline was 21.94 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- 4.32 mm on right side and 20.18 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- 4.17mm on left side. The mean (---PlusMinusSymbol--- SD) transverse diameter of supraorbital foramen and notch was 4.62 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- .83mm on right side, 4.16 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- 1.12 mm on left side and 6.93 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- 1.19mm on right side and 6.73 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- 1.14mm on left side respectively . While the mean (---PlusMinusSymbol--- SD) vertical diameter of foramen was 2.29 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- .75mm on right side and 1.93 ---PlusMinusSymbol--- .83mm on left side. The accessory supraorbital foramina were observed in 12% of cases. Conclusion: The present study revealed that supraorbital notches and foramina frequently vary in positions and dimensions in various races and region. Therefore anatomical knowledge of combinations of supra orbital notches and foramina are essential for clinicians while performing craniofacial surgeries like forehead and brow lift surgeries to avoid injuries of neurovascular bundle passing through these notches and foramina. Hence this study has been reported.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Skulls</kwd><kwd> Supraorbital notch</kwd><kwd> Supraorbital foramen</kwd><kwd> Variation</kwd><kwd> Absence of supraorbital notches and foramina</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
