A Topographic Study of Wormian (Sutural) Bones and their Clinical Significance in the Region of Parietal Bone in Human Skulls of Central India

Wormian bones are extra pieces of bones observed along sutures. The study was conducted on 150 human dry skulls for the presence of wormian bones. Wormian bones were observed in 65 skulls out of 150 i.e. 43.33%, along lambdoid suture in almost 37 skulls (24.66%), lymbda in 12 skulls (8%), sagittal suture in 8 skulls (5.33%), asterion in 2 skulls (1.33%), pteryon in 2 skulls (1.33%), coronal suture in 2 skulls (1.33%) and at bregma in 2 skulls (1.33%). Wormian may be mistaken for the fracture skull. Hence it is important for forensic experts and neurosurgeons to keep its knowledge updated.