%0 Journal Article
%T Autopsy Study of Metopic Suture Incidence in Human Skulls in Western Rajasthan
%A William F Masih
%A Sumit Gupta
%A P K Saraswat
%A S K Aggarwal
%J National Journal of Medical Research
%D 2013
%I National Association for Medical Research
%X Introduction: Metopic suture which is placed between frontal bone and usually disappear during infancy and childhood, may persist from nasion to anterior angle of bregma, this is called metopism. Objective: To find the incidence of metopism in western Rajasthan and to compare it with other study in other parts of India and Abroad. Methodology: Present study was autopsy done on 200 dead bodies of all age group who were brought to J L N Medical college, Ajmer for autopsy during the period of 6 months. Vault was observed morphological for presence of metopism on both outer and inner side after removal of periosteum. Results: The incidence of metopism was 6.5% in all observed skull in this study. The incidence of metopism was observed more in child age group i.e. 100% in 0-5 years & 80% in 6-10 years as compare to the adults and old age groups i.e. 3.4% in 41-50 years. Conclusion: The presence of metopic suture simulates the fracture of frontal bone, therefore it should be properly ruled out in x-rays by radiologists and neurosurgeons. [Natl J of Med Res 2013; 3(1.000): 63-65]
%K Skull
%K Metopism
%K Metopic suture
%K Frontal bone
%U http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=36125