@article{ref1,
title="[The persistence of a spheno-occipital synchondrosis in an adult]",
journal="Journal de Radiologie",
year="1999",
author="Adem, C. and Lafitte, F. and Jarquin, S. and Guillem, P. and Chiras, J.",
volume="80",
number="8",
pages="863-865",
abstract="The postnatal development of the central skull base is a complex process: at least 25 separate ossification centers are assimilated in the maturing sphenoid and occipital bones. Some synchondroses may only be partially fused and persist during adulthood. We report the case of a 30-year-old man with a penetrating trauma of the central skull base. Skull computed tomography demonstrated a rare anatomic variant: incomplete fusion of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis. Knowledge of the normal skull base development and of its variants may prove helpful in differentiating a post-traumatic injury from a normal variant.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0221-0363",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}