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Each skull was examined for the presence of PF. Measurements included the distance between the PF and the midline of the sagittal suture (SS), as well as the distance of the foramen from lambda. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The PF was absent in 12 skulls (20%), present on the SS in one skull (1.66%), unilateral in 10 skulls (16.6%), bilateral in 36 skulls (60%), and triple in one skull (1.66%). The distance between PF and lambda ranged from 2 to 4\u2009cm in 99% of skulls, with an average distance of 31.9\u2009\u00b1\u20095.15\u2009mm. The distance of PF from the SS (midline) varied between 2 and 6\u2009mm in 80% of the cases. The average diameter of PF was found to be approximately 0.82\u2009mm, ranging from 0.3 to 1.5\u2009mm.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This descriptive study provides valuable insights into the variations of PF, which is crucial for neurosurgeons in modifying surgical procedures to prevent injury to PF-emerging structures. Understanding the frequency and location of parietal foramina is crucial for comprehending the relationship between sinuses and extracranial veins, as well as for analyzing scalp injuries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0046-1819648","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]],"date-time":"2026-04-10T23:00:16Z","timestamp":1775862016000},"page":"725-731","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Morphological and Topographical Characteristics of Parietal Foramen in the Adult Human Skull Bones of North Indian Population and Its Clinical Correlations \u2013 A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Shubhangi","family":"Yadav","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7143-8662","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rajat S.","family":"Das","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anshu","family":"Mishra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Rajarshi Dashrath Autonomous State Medical College, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Durgesh","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Maa Vindhyawasini Autonomous State Medical College, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Parmatma P.","family":"Mishra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Maharaja Suheldev Autonomous State Medical College, Bahraicha, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","volume-title":"Human Osteology","author":"T D White","year":"1991"},{"key":"ref2","first-page":"829","volume-title":"Clinically Oriented Anatomy","author":"K L Moore","year":"2006","edition":"5th ed."},{"issue":"03","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"487","DOI":"10.2214\/ajr.127.3.487","article-title":"Normal variants and congenital anomalies in the region of the obelion","volume":"127","author":"G Currarino","year":"1976","journal-title":"AJR Am J Roentgenol"},{"issue":"04","key":"ref4","first-page":"301","article-title":"The size of selected human skull foramina in relation to skull capacity","volume":"65","author":"J Wysocki","year":"2006","journal-title":"Folia Morphol (Warsz)"},{"issue":"S 01","key":"ref5","first-page":"ONS123","article-title":"Scalp to meningeal arterial anastomosis in the parietal foramen","volume":"58","author":"N Yoshioka","year":"2006","journal-title":"Neurosurgery"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref6","first-page":"43","article-title":"Evaluation of the parietal foramen and its surgical importance in dry skulls: a cross-sectional morphometric study","volume":"61","author":"O Guzelad","year":"2023","journal-title":"Haseki T\u0131p B\u00fclteni"},{"key":"ref7","first-page":"108","article-title":"The emissary foramina of the cranium in man and the anthropoids","volume":"65","author":"G I Boyd","year":"1930","journal-title":"J Anat"},{"key":"ref8","volume-title":"Treatise on Human Anatomy","author":"L Testut","year":"1971","edition":"9th ed. 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