Variations in carotico clinoid foramen in human skulls in western Maharashtra region and its clinical significance

Pallavi A Kulkarni^1*, Avinash D Shewale², Rohini R Karambelkar³

¹Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, SKN Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.

²Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Yogita Dental College, khed, Chiplun, Dist. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, INDIA.

⁶Professor, Department of Anatomy, Prakash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Islampur, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: pakulkarni57@gmail.com

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