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However, to date, no study has been devoted to its morphology and morphometry in scaphocephaly, which is the most common of cranial deformities resulting from premature fusion of cranial sutures.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We assessed the morphology and morphometry of FM using preoperative thin-cut CT scans of 107 children with non-syndromic sagittal craniosynostosis aged 1\u201312\u00a0months (mean age 5.38\u00a0months). A series of sagittal and transverse dimensions were taken and the FM area was calculated in each case. Obtained data were compared to the age-matched control group of 101 normocephalic children.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Dolichotrematous type of FM was dominant in the scaphocephaly group and observed in 63\/107 cases (58.9%). The mean FM area in the scaphocephaly group was 519.64 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> and was significantly smaller compared to the control group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0011). The transverse diameter and anterior sagittal diameter were also significantly smaller (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0112 and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0003, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The area of FM in scaphocephaly is smaller compared to normal individuals. This is associated with a significant reduction of the width of FM in children with sagittal craniosynostosis. FM in scaphocephaly is larger than in other reported series of children with brachycephaly or Crouzon syndrome.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00381-022-05624-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,5]],"date-time":"2022-08-05T20:02:50Z","timestamp":1659729770000},"page":"2163-2170","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The foramen magnum in scaphocephaly"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3775-3968","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tymon","family":"Skadorwa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1926-6752","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olga","family":"Wierzbieniec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,5]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"5624_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"722","DOI":"10.1227\/NEU.0000000000001309","volume":"79","author":"G Coll","year":"2016","unstructured":"Coll G, Lemaire JJ, Di Rocco F, Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my I, Garcier JM, De Schlichting E, Sakka L (2016) Human foramen magnum area and posterior cranial fossa volume growth in relation to cranial base synchondrosis closure in the course of child development. 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