期刊名称：International Journal of Anatomy and Research
印刷版ISSN：2321-4287
出版年度：2017
卷号：5
期号：4
页码：4527-4530
DOI：10.16965/ijar.2017.392
出版社：International Journals of Medical and Health Research
摘要：Introduction: Knowledge of morphological structure such as anterior clinoid process and the middle clinoidprocess is essential during the surgical approach of the cavernous sinus and internal carotid artery. In addition,osseous variations such as ossified interclinoid and carotico clinoid ligament are significant in clinical practicebecause they can produce various neurological disturbances or block the passage of an internal carotid arterywhich changes its direction and runs medially out of the cavernous sinus through the osseous bar. The aim of thepresent study was to evaluate the incidence of the ossified carotico clinoid ligament in Bengal population.Material and Methods: 56 dry unknown skull bones were studied from the Department of Anatomy, IQ CityMedical College, Durgapur, West Bengal. The incidence of partial or complete and unilateral and bilateralossification of carotico clinoid ligaments (CCL) was observed and photographed.Results: In the present study, the incidence of the ossified carotico clinoid ligament (CCL) was observed in 38(33.93%) sides of skulls. The incidence of complete ossification of the carotico clinoid ligament (CCL) wasobserved in 9 (16.07%) skulls (unilateral-5 and bilateral-4). Incomplete ossification of the carotico clinoidligament (CCL) was found in 17 (30.35%) skulls (unilateral- 9 and bilateral-8).Conclusion: A potential risk for compression of the internal carotid artery is due to ossification of the caroticoclinoid ligament. Hence, a detailed anatomical and morphometric knowledge of the region is necessary toperform the successful surgeries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of the ossifiedcarotico clinoid ligament in Bengal population as well as to discuss its clinical relevance.
