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Biometric features of facial foramina in adult Kenyan skulls
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Several studies have indicated ethnic, age and sex-related variations in the position and size of the facial foramina. The present study reports the biometric features of the mental foramen (MF), and infraorbital (IO), ...
Morphometry and Variations of Bony Ponticles of the Atlas Vertebrae (C1) in Kenyans
(2010)
Atlas bridges, the bony outgrowths over the third segment of the vertebral artery are associated with compression
of the artery and nerves. There are limited studies comparing morphometry of the complete atlas bridges and ...
Anatomy and prevalence of atlas vertebrae bridges in a Kenyan population: An osteological study
(2010)
Atlas bridges are bony outgrowths over the third segment of the vertebral artery. They may exist as incipient, incomplete, or complete bridges, converting the groove into a deep sulcus, incomplete, or complete foramen ...
Sternal foramina and variant xiphoid morphology in a Kenyan population
(2012)
Sternal foramina may pose a great hazard during sternal puncture, due to inadvertent cardiac or great vessel injury. They can also be misinterpreted as osteolytic lesions in cross-sectional imaging of the sternum. On the ...