title: The morphology of meningo-orbital foramen in south Indian population.
abstract: When present, the meningo-orbital foramen forms an additional link between the orbit and the middle cranial fossa. It contains an arterial anastomose between the middle menigeal artery--the meningo-lacrimal branch and the lacrimal artery--the meningeal branch. The incidence of this foramen is known to vary between 28-82.9%. In the present study of 138 dry adult skulls of South Indian origin, the meningo-orbital foramen was present in 80.4% of population. The mean distance of the meningo-orbital foramen from the supra-orbital notch was 34.14 mm (29-38 mm) and from the fronto-zygomatic suture it was 26.10 mm (28-35 mm). The incidence and location of the meningo-orbital foramen may be of surgical significance to ophthalmologists (Tab. 1, Fig. 3, Ref. 7).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Center for Basic Sciences, Bejai, Mangalore, Karnataka state, India. anatashwin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ashwin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: Soubhagya R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Latha V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Dil Islam
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.forename: Sampath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madhyastha
authors.forename: Vasudha
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saralaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology*