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Objective: Morphometric investigation and clinical evaluation of anatomic structures of vertebras is aimed. Material-Method: This study was carried out in a hundred unknown-gender vertebras at Anatomy Laboratory of Medical Faculty of Izmir Katip Celebi University. Atlas, axis and disintegrated vertebras were excluded from the study. The cervical, thoracic and lumbal morphometric measurements were taken from the anatomic structures of vertebras and statistically evaluated. Results: The mean values of morphometric measurements were determined. It was concluded that there were no difference between right and left sides values of vertebras in the same region (p>0.05). In comparison of the different regions, measurements belong to cervical and thoracic vertebras were significantly different between the left and the right side except for pedicle thickness of vertebral arcus measurements, pedicule length of vertebral arcus measurements, transverse process thickness measurements and the interpedicular distance (p<0.05). Also, the measurements of thoracic and lumbal vertebras were different between the left and the right side except for thickness of lamina arcus vertebrae, length of lamina arcus vertebra, transvers process and distance of between lamina arcus vertebra, width of vertebral notches, the depth of right vertebral notch and the superior and the inferior surface sagittal diameter for vertebral foramen interlaminar distance (p<0.05). The measurements of cervical and lumbal vertebras were different except for left height of transvers process (p<0.05). Conclusions: Stabilization with transpedicular screwing method is widely used by neurosurgeons and orthopedists. Although the vertebras are rarely used for gender identification, they are the most frequently found bones in the crime scene. This increases the importance of these bones for gender identification. In conclusion, we believe our study findings will be beneficial for relevant clinicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify anatomical variations of the sphenoid sinuses in computed tomography images of non-sinusitis patients. Obtained data has been compared to some similar studies and in order to make contributions to the literature. Material-Method: Computed tomography images of the sphenoid sinuses of 120 patients (55 males, 65 females) were retrospectively evaluated with multiplanar reformatted tecnique. Anatomical variations of the sphenoid sinuses were identify according to their origins. Results: We observed protrusion of the internal carotid artery (45,8%) and it the most common anatomic variation. It was followed by onodi cells (34,16%). Persantage of the internal carotid artery dehiscence was %2,50. So dehiscence of internal carotid artery were identified the least variations. Conclusion: Consequently, protrusion of internal carotid artery and onodi cell are common in Turkish population. Therefore, it should be very careful in patients undergoing especially sphenoid sinus operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It was observed during the routine dissections on adult male cadavers in our anatomy laboratory that the left vertebral artery has originated from the arcus aortae. It was also determined that vertebral artery on the right-hand side has originated from subclavian artery. Although there have been various studies regarding vertebral artery in the literature, we believe that the variation we revealed in this study would be beneficial for the radiological, cardiological, and surgical operations on the aforementioned area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]