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Table 3 Characteristics of mineralised ligaments

From: Skull base ligamentous mineralisation: evaluation using computed tomography and a review of the clinical relevance

 

Bilateral

Unilateral

Total

Complete (%)

Mixed* (%)

Partial (%)

Total

Complete (%)

Partial (%)

%

n

%

n

Interclinoid

45.3

24

29.2

12.5

58.3

54.7

29

20.7

79.3

Caroticoclinoid

59.5

25

60.0

24.0

16.0

40.5

17

52.9

47.1

Petrosphenoid

26.9

7

14.3

0.0

85.7

73.1

19

26.3

73.7

Petroclinoid

56.8

25

4.0

4.0

92.0

43.2

19

10.5

89.5

Pterygospinous

34.1

14

7.1

42.9

50.0

65.9

27

14.8

85.2

Pterygoalar

20.0

3

33.3

66.7

0.0

80.0

12

16.7

83.3

  1. *Mixed cases were those in which where complete mineralisation occurred only on one side