Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Correlative study of foramen magnum with cranial index in adult crania

  • Author:
  • UK Makandar,1, PR Kulkarni, AN Suryakar
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 40 to 42

*Anatomy Department, S S Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davangere

**Anatomy Department, Dr V M Govt. Medical College, Solapur

***Biochemistry Department, Dr V M Govt. Medical College, Solapur

1Address for correspondence: C/o A M Pathan Behind SP Office, Kumbar Galli, Jorapur Peth Bijapur- 586101 E- mail: dr.uk1991@yahoo.com Cell: +919341610428

Abstract

In the Present study 541, non-pathological dried crania irrespective of the sex are studied from the Dept of Anatomy of various medical colleges of Karnataka and Maharashtra. The Mean value of Cranial Index

is compared with Mean value of Foramen Magnum Index). There is a positive correlation between the two values (P value 0.00134). Regression equation is calculated for X (Mean value of CI) and y (Mean value of Foramen Magnum Index). So that if one value is known other can be calculated. The present study shows the difference between mean value of CI and Mean value of FM is 03.7246 cm.

This study will help the clinician by providing base line date and to a medico-legal expert to find out the Cranial Index from Foramen Magnum Index.

Keywords

CI - Cranial Index, FM -Foramen Magnum, Max - Maximum