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Original Article

Author(s): Mili DA, Ara A, Begum T, Islam ASMS, Jannat RA, Shom T, Shanta MA, Sharna T

PAH Med Col J. Jul 2026; 3(2): 48-53

Abstract

Background: The occipital condyle is a bony structure lying anterolateral to the foramen magnum that connects the cranium to the vertebral column.

Objective: To determine the morphometric dimensions (length, width and height) of the occipital condyles in fully ossified dry human occipital bones in a Bangladeshi population.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 fully ossified dry human occipital bones in the Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, between July 2021 and June 2022. A non-random purposive sampling technique was adopted. The length, width and height of the occipital condyles were measured using a sliding caliper (in mm).

Results: The mean±SD length of the occipital condyle was 22.29±2.83 mm on the right side and 22.21±2.87 mm on the left side. The mean width of the occipital condyle was 12.23±1.67 mm on the left side and 11.85±1.42 mm on the right side. The mean height was 8.92±1.3 mm for the left occipital condyle and 8.97±1.3 mm for the right occipital condyle.

Conclusion: As condylar drilling is an important step in the transcondylar approach, knowledge of the morphometry of the occipital condyle is of great surgical importance.

Keywords

Occipital condyle, Condylectomy, Morphometry, Dry, Fully ossified, Bangladeshi people

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How to cite: Mili DA, Ara A, Begum T, Islam ASMS, Jannat RA, Shom T, Shanta MA, Sharna T. Morphometric Study of Occipital Condyles in Fully Ossified Dry Human Occipital Bone in a Bangladeshi Population. PAH Med Col J. Jul 2026; 3(2): 48-53.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70945/pahmc.v03i02.03