Case Report
Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Published: Jan 26, 2023 | Pages: 27 - 29 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report
Authors: Nkechi Clara Nwosu , Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe , Osah Martins Onwuka
Article Info
Authors
Nkechi Clara Nwosu
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria
Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe
Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Osah Martins Onwuka
Department of Human Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria.
Publication History
Received: June 11, 2022
Accepted: January 06, 2023
Published: January 26, 2023
Abstract
Background: Sutural bones or wormian bones (an unusual anatomical variant associated with inadequate closure of suture) are extra intrasutural irregular isolated bones that occur additionally at the center of ossification of the skull; along sutures, around sutures or between the cranial sutures formed by bones of the skull vault. Case Presentation: This report displays a case of the presence of an unusual sutural bone at the bregma of the skull of a cadaver during maceration; hence revealing and supporting the possibility of variations in ossification centers and skull matrix which could aid neurosurgeons, orthopedics, and radiologists in their practices. Conclusion: The human bregmatic sutural bone presented in this report is a rare occurrence. Considering its location in the skull,it is the first kind reported in Nigeria and Africa as well as one of the few cases reported across the Globe.
Keywords: Bregma, Skull, Sutural bone, Wormian bone, Anatomical variation, green
Pubmed Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka. Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 26 (January 2023): 27-29. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
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Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka. Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1272 [Access: December 04, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka. Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report. EJMCR. 2023; 26 (January 2023): 27-29. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka. Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report. EJMCR. (2023), [cited December 04, 2024]; 26 (January 2023): 27-29. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
Harvard Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka (2023) Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report. EJMCR, 26 (January 2023): 27-29. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
Chicago Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka. "Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report." 26 (2023), 27-29. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka. "Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report." 26.January 2023 (2023), 27-29. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Nkechi Clara Nwosu, Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Osah Martins Onwuka (2023) Bregmatic sutural bone: a case report. , 26 (January 2023), 27-29. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1654940319