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However, the complex embryology of the MMA and population differences give rise to several anatomic variations that are of great importance in head injuries pertaining to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone. Similarly, care must be taken to protect the artery during surgical operations that involve the maxillary artery and the vidian nerve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the morphometry and clinical correlates of the middle meningeal artery in the black population of South Africa.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The current study investigated the organization of the MMA in 100 adult dry human skulls (n = 50 males: n = 50 females) by tracing its grooves and measuring the length of the MMA, its frontal branch (FB), parietal branch (PB), the angle between FB and PB, and the angle of MMA from the foramen ovale (FO) bilaterally.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In comparison to females, males had significantly longer left PB (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003) and a considerably larger right angle of the MMA from the FO (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.018). Furthermore, the PB was significantly longer on the left side than the right side in the entire sample (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002). Other parameters had no significant differences in sex and side.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The longer PB and the larger angle of the MMA in males could be attributed to why there is a high incidence of chronic subdural hematomas and MMA aneurysms in males. 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