Metopic Suture in Koreans.
10.11637/kjpa.1989.2.2.135
- Author:
Hye Sung LEE
;
Hyoung Woo PARK
;
Soon Hoi KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aging;
Humans;
Incidence;
Skull;
Sutures*
- From:Korean Journal of Physical Anthropology
1989;2(2):135-140
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We studied the incidence and morphological variation of the metopic suture in Korean. Ninety-six adult Korean dried skulls and 141 cases of antero-posterior skull roentgenograms from age of 1 month to 80years old. We divided metopic suture into complete and incomplete type. Incidence of complete type was 8.3% in dried skulls. In roentgenograms the incidence was decreased according to aging, especially around 6-8 years old, and over 20 years old age group the incidence was 4.0%. The incidence of incomplete type was 32.3%.
