Metopism and Its Clinical Relevance: A Persistent Suture
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Metopic suture is a dense fibrous joint extending from nasion to bregma. Normally, closure of this suture takes place between 1-8 years of age. Failure of this closure beyond 8 years leads to persistent metopic suture. Persistent metopic suture may mimic skull fracture. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To differentiate metopism from frontal bone fracture. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 54 dry skull of adult humans in were studied. These skulls were observed for the presence (complete or incomplete suture) or absence of metopic suture. RESULT: Metopic suture was found in 3.7% skulls. Both complete and incomplete metopic suture were found in 1.85% of the dry skulls. CONCLUSION: Neurosurgeons, radiologists, otorhinolaryngologists, physicians, anatomists, forensic specialists, anthropologists and evolutionary biologists should have knowledge of this anatomical variation. This case series focusses on the importance of metopism. Metopism is a topic, which has not been much studied.
Source: Annals of African Medicine
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403690529