Condylar canal
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The condylar canal, or canalis condylaris is, is a skull base canal in the posterior cranial fossa, located in the condylar fossa.
Summary
- location: in the condylar fossa of the posterior cranial fossa, posterior to the occipital condyles
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contents
:- emissary veins, connecting the sigmoid sinus to the occipital vein
- meningeal branch of the occipital artery
Variant anatomy
The condylar canaIcanal has a variable presence and is seen only in ~55% (range 50-60%) of cases. It is more commonly bilateral.
-<p>The <strong>condylar canal </strong>or <strong>canalis condylaris</strong> is a skull base canal in the posterior cranial fossa, located in the condylar fossa.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p>The <strong>condylar canal, </strong>or <strong>canalis condylaris</strong>, is a skull base canal in the posterior cranial fossa, located in the condylar fossa.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
-<strong>location:</strong> in the condylar fossa of the <a title="Posterior cranial fossa" href="/articles/posterior-cranial-fossa">posterior cranial fossa</a>, posterior to the occipital condyles</li>- +<strong>location:</strong> in the condylar fossa of the <a href="/articles/posterior-cranial-fossa">posterior cranial fossa</a>, posterior to the occipital condyles</li>
-<strong>contents:</strong><ul>- +<strong>contents</strong><ul>
-<li>meningeal branch of the <a title="Occipital artery" href="/articles/occipital-artery-1">occipital artery</a>- +<li>meningeal branch of the <a href="/articles/occipital-artery-1">occipital artery</a>
-</ul><h4>Variant anatomy</h4><p>The condylar canaI has a variable presence and seen only in ~55% (range 50-60%) of cases. It is more commonly bilateral.</p>- +</ul><h4>Variant anatomy</h4><p>The condylar canal has a variable presence and is seen only in ~55% (range 50-60%) of cases. It is more commonly bilateral.</p>
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