PURPOSE: To examine the horizontal location of the infraorbital foramen in relation to the ala nasi. METHODS: Fifty-six orbits of 28 Japanese cadavers (18 male and 10 female cadavers; average death age, 79.7 years), fixed in 10% buffered formalin, were used. The horizontal distance from the vertical line through the lateral margin of the ala nasi to the medial margin of the infraorbital foramen (the horizontal distance) and the transverse diameter of the infraorbital foramen (the transverse diameter) were examined. Values were compared between genders and sides using Student's t test. RESULTS: The mean horizontal distance was 4.9 mm, with no significant difference between genders (male, 5.2 mm; female, 4.4 mm; p = 0.150) or sides (right, 4.9 mm; left, 4.9 mm; p = 0.944). The mean transverse diameter was 5.5 mm. Although there was no significant difference in this diameter between sides (right, 5.3 mm; left, 5.6 mm; p = 0.358), there was a significant difference between genders (male, 5.7 mm; female, 5.1 mm; p = 0.033). CONCLUSION: The horizontal distance had no gender difference. This value is available irrespective of gender in surgery.
PURPOSE: To examine the horizontal location of the infraorbital foramen in relation to the ala nasi. METHODS: Fifty-six orbits of 28 Japanese cadavers (18 male and 10 female cadavers; average death age, 79.7 years), fixed in 10% buffered formalin, were used. The horizontal distance from the vertical line through the lateral margin of the ala nasi to the medial margin of the infraorbital foramen (the horizontal distance) and the transverse diameter of the infraorbital foramen (the transverse diameter) were examined. Values were compared between genders and sides using Student's t test. RESULTS: The mean horizontal distance was 4.9 mm, with no significant difference between genders (male, 5.2 mm; female, 4.4 mm; p = 0.150) or sides (right, 4.9 mm; left, 4.9 mm; p = 0.944). The mean transverse diameter was 5.5 mm. Although there was no significant difference in this diameter between sides (right, 5.3 mm; left, 5.6 mm; p = 0.358), there was a significant difference between genders (male, 5.7 mm; female, 5.1 mm; p = 0.033). CONCLUSION: The horizontal distance had no gender difference. This value is available irrespective of gender in surgery.
Authors: Matthew J Zdilla; Aaron W Koons; Michelle L Russell; Kelsey R Mangus; Kaitlyn N Bliss Journal: J Craniofac Surg Date: 2018-03 Impact factor: 1.046
Authors: Laís Carolina Santos Cisneiros de Oliveira; Maria Paula Mendonça Silveira; Erasmo de Almeida Júnior; Francisco Prado Reis; José Aderval Aragão Journal: Anat Cell Biol Date: 2016-03-28