From: Morphometric analysis of posterior cranial fossa and foramen magnum and it’s clinical implications in craniovertebral junction malformations: a computed tomography based institutional study in a tertiary care hospital of northern part of India
Shapes of Foramen Magnum
Controls (n = 120)
Oval
27 (22.50%)
Round
24 (20%)
Tetragonal
7 (5.83%)
Pentagonal
8 (6.67%)
Hexagonal
39 (32.50%)
Egg
6 (5%)
Irregular
9 (7.50%)