Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems:
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Eggemann and Inke (1963) cited by Lang (1983) reported that the greatest depth of the Sella Turcica was 8 mm with a range of 4 to 12 mm. The average depth was 6.85 mmin Europids; 7.03 mm in Mongolids, and 6.93 mm in Nigrids. The average length of the sella is 10.5 mm and a range of 5 - 16 mm and an average width of 14.0 mm and a range of 10 - 16 mm.
The Sellar spine was first described by Lang (1977). The bony spine was 4.35 mm long and protruded from the dorsal side of the pituitary fossa into the fossa itself.
Various
shapes of the Sella Turcica
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