Metopic ridge

Metopic ridge
Definition
A metopic ridge is an abnormal shape of the skull. The ridge can be seen on the forehead.
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Metopic ridge
Reviewed last on: 11/14/2007
Deirdre O'Reilly, M.D., M.P.H., Neonatologist, Division of Newborn Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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A metopic ridge is an abnormal shape of the skull. The ridge can be seen on the forehead.
Considerations
A metopic ridge is similar to other ridged sutures. It occurs when the two halves of the frontal bones of the skull join together prematurely.

A ridge in the forehead caused by premature closure of the bones (metopic ridge)
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See also: Trigonocephaly, Craniosynostosis, Pediatrics, Microcephaly, Carcinoma