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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912023000100017</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2023.e5116</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia del desarrollo de entesofito en la Protuberancia Occipital Externa en población de paraguayos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of enthesophyte development in External Occipital Protuberance in Paraguayan population]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oviedo-Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elisa Noemí]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meza-Duarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Araceli María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meza-Arriola]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Pacífico Facultad de Odontología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<fpage>17</fpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912023000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912023000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912023000100017&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. La Protuberancia Occipital Externa (POE) es una superficie convexa y lisa que tradicionalmente no presenta ningún tipo de irregularidades. La aparición de un entesofito en individuos ha llamado la atención de los investigadores. Objetivo. Determinar la prevalencia, longitud, edad y sexo de una exostosis en forma de gancho desarrollada a nivel de la POE. Metodología. Estudio observacional descriptivo realizado en radiografías laterales de cráneo de individuos jóvenes. De 5065 radiografías, 4017 radiografías cumplieron con los criterios. Se procedió a la detección de la presencia de un gancho óseo en la POE y su medición. Resultados. Se incluyeron personas de ambos sexos entre 13 a 45 años: 2902 mujeres y 1115 varones. De las 4017 radiografías observadas, el 67% presentó la excrecencia en la POE, con rangos desde 5 a 24 mm en longitud, 511 tenían una longitud de 5 mm o mayor, 903 entre 9 a 12 mm de longitud y 253 de 13 a 24mm. Se observó en mayor proporción en el sexo masculino que el femenino (68% vs 32%). En los individuos de 40 años y más, solo un paciente de sexo masculino mostró la presencia del entesofito. Conclusión. Se ha encontrado una alta frecuencia del desarrollo de una protuberancia ósea a nivel del POE en jóvenes y adultos jóvenes de sexo masculino. Este es el primer estudio de este tipo realizado en la población del Paraguay. Para comprender la razón del desarrollo de esta excrecencia ósea, es necesario ampliar el área de investigación.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. The external occipital protuberance (EOP) is a smooth convex surface which commonly does not present any type of irregularities. The development of an enthesophyte in young population has attracted the attention of researchers. Objective. To determine the prevalence, size, age, and sex of individuals with bony projections that resembles a hook developed in EOP. Methodology. Descriptive observational study. 5065 lateral skull x-rays were observed. 4017 fulfilled all the criteria. The x-rays were reviewed for the presence of a bony excrescence in EOP, and they were measured. Results. From a both sexes population between 13 to 45 years old 2902 were female and 1115 were male. 67% X-rays presented the enthesophyte ranging from 5 - 24 mm in length. 511 out of 1667 had an enthesophyte at or above 5 mm. There were 903 patients with an enthesophyte ranging from 9 - 12 mm in length and 254 had the protuberance ranging from 13 - 24 mm. Statistically significant range of 68% vs 32% between males and females were observed. From individuals of 40 years and above, just 1 male patient out of 32 showed the enthesophyte. Conclusion. Significant association with the development of a bony protuberance at the POE in young and young adult male population has been found. This is the first study of this type in Paraguayan individuals. To expand the field of studies, future research is needed to better examine and understand the reason for the development of this bony excrescence.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[protuberance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[exostoses]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[enthesopathies]]></kwd>
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