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Foramen Magnum Diameter Charts

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Foramen magnum transverseForamen magnum sagittal
Curves for the growth of the foramen magnum in the transverse (a) and sagittal (b) dimensions for both children with achondroplasia (lower curves in both graphics) and of average height (upper curves in both graphics) from age 0 to 18 years of age (in months). The curves for both populations don't overlap.
Credits: Hecht, et al.

Sources:


  1. Hecht, J.T., et al., Growth of the foramen magnum in achondroplasia. Am J Med Genet, 1989. 32(4): p. 528-35. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajmg.1320310314/abstract.
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