Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
BİDGE, Ankara, 2023
Human falx cerebelli is a significant anatomical formation in terms of its relationships with venous structures during the infratentorial intervention utilized in clinical cases such as cerebellar tumors. The present paper aimed to examine morphological and morphometric features of falx cerebelli. For this study, a total of 59 dura maters collection, whose age and sex were unknown, and embalmed with a formaldehyde-phenol-glycerin ethanol mixture, were used. The number of falx cerebelli was noted. Additionally, the depth of the falx cerebelli was measured with a digital caliper. In the case of multiple falx cerebelli, the distances between them were also measured. All the parameters were recorded on a Microsoft Excel worksheet and analyzed. Of the 59 falx cerebelli, 53 cases (90.1%) were single (normal), 4 cases (6.6%) were duplicate, and 2 cases (3.3%) were triplicate. In 55 cases (53 single, and middle fold of 2 triple falx cerebelli), the mean depth of the falx cerebelli was 12.94± 3.89 mm. Moreover, the mean depth of the right fold of duplicate and triplicate falx cerebelli was 9 ± 5.31 mm, and the mean depth of the left fold was calculated as 8.2 ± 3.50 mm. In triplicate falx cerebelli, the average distance between the right and middle folds was 7.35 ±2.33 mm, and the distance between the left and middle folds was 7.10±2.26 mm. The mean distance between the right and left fold was 8.67±0.84 mm in duplicate falx cerebelli. The morphological and morphometric findings documented in this study might be important to increase the success rate of diagnostic and operative procedures of related structures and to minimize intraoperative complications during neurosurgical applications. Keywords: Dura mater, falx cerebelli, morphology, morphometry, anatomy